Tigerdog

(cop. con. Mary Greene)

She sees the invisible man as she walks downtown
She hears angels singing in the trees around
She can make the sound of silence with her voice
She’s got a sweet little secret in her mind
She wants to be a tiger, she wants to be a dog
She wants to fly with eagles all the moonlight long

She’s a diamond, a precious little thing
She’s really something special, all that love can bring
I hope she can find her own worth in this world
I hope it doesn’t disappoint this gorgeous little girl
She wants to be a tiger……

And when she lies asleep there are angels in her face
Her beauty is a pearl that illuminates the place
All confusion and subterfuge is gone
Instead a starry stillness all night long

I hope she finds a path to carry her through
I hope she minds her dignity, honesty and truth
I hope she’ll speak in tongues that others understand
I hope she finds herself in the loving hand
She’ll find her own way, her own way and then her dreams will come

Working On The Railroad

(trad. arr. Noel Shine/Mary Greene)

Working on the railroad for a dollar a day (x3)
Got to get my money, got to get my pay

Take this hammer, take it to the captain (x3)
Tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone

If he ask you was I runnin’ (x3)
Tell him I was flyin’, tell him I was flyin’

If he ask you was I laughin’ (x3)
Tell him I was cryin’, tell him I was cryin’

This old hammer ring like silver (x3)
But it shine like gold, buddy, but it shine like gold

Wrap You Up

(cop. con. Mary Greene)

I’ll wrap you up in my love
I’ll wrap you up in my love
Trust me, I’ll be your shelter in the darkest night
And I’ll wrap you up in my love

I’ll be the light of your dreams
I’ll be your one perfect kiss
I’ll fill up all the empty spaces where your sadness lies
And I’ll be the light of your dreams

Come with me and lie with me
In the quiet by and by you’ll see
All the dark things that you fear, they will never harm you here
And I’ll wrap you up in my love

Come with me and lie with me
In the quiet by and by you’ll see
All the dark things that you fear
They will never harm you here
I’ll be your guide, your belief
I’ll be your strength, your strong right arm
I’ll be your staff of your life
I’ll be your guide, be your guide and I’ll wrap you up in my love

I’ll wrap you up in my love
I’ll teach you every secret thing, fulfill your every need
And I’ll wrap you up in my love.

Unspoken Lines

(cop. con. Mary Greene)

Passing slow through Crescent City in the middle of the night
Smiling trembling little smiles, shaky reassurances against the evil eye
When you’re all alone together you just seem to love each other
Like you’ll drown if you let go
Then nothing’s as important as your intertwining fingers
Or the unspoken lines of desperate love
And the dim green dashboard light is a comfort in the night
A faithful glowing sword to split the dark.

And the weather’s disimproving, storm clouds are moving
The dark mountains looming into view
Will you make it through the pass? Will the blizzard stick you fast?
You realise this is not you land.
You decide to carry on like Moses at the river
And hope to have the same God on your side
And the wheels are in motion far beneath the big red trees
The road is like a funnel up ahead.

Then you pull into the side cause your eyes are getting heavy
And behind the door to chalet number five
In the flickering light and gloom of the humming television
See desire and triumph in each others’ eyes.

Dress Of Green

(cop. con. Mary Greene)

As I look out across the hills of time to where the world was very young
I see silver trees dancing in the breeze and I see you in your dress of green
The lapping waves that touch my feet must touch your little feet too
Your feet so worn, your petticoat torn, staining your dress of green
And my heart is stained with a thousand tears, a thousand tears that fell
In nights of anguish, nights of fear as black as the deepest well

Oh my dear, my dear no one loves me here. No one loves me or my kind
I see the signs on every door – no stranger need apply
I wish I was safe in your arms you lovely, lovely land
You know my worth, you love my heart, you love my hardened hand

A ghra mo chroi will you wait for me where the water meets the strand?
The waves will take me in their arms and place me in your hand.

This Old Train (cop. con. Noel Shine)
She used to go to Ireland’s edge, silver lines to run along
Now we want to climb aboard but this old train is gone
This train is gone. This train is gone
This old train is gone

From Ennis town to Corofin, Ennistymon to the sea
Wall’s Cross, Miltown Malbay, Kilrush and Kilkee
This train is gone. This train is gone
This old train is gone

Time’s passed but in my mind the engine’s pulling strong
Percy, Michael, Luke and John, this old train is gone
This train is gone. This train is gone
This old train is gone

Manor Street

(cop. con. Mary Greene)

Quiet little girl, South Eastern town
Sitting on the steps of the door to her house
Listening to the hush of the birds to bed
Her hands are a pillow for her head
As the sunset slides down Manor Street

The trees of the convent at the foot of Bunker’s Hill
Don’t speak very loud cause heir leaves are young still
And Spring is all smoky, blue smoke, pink sky
The evening’s just chilly enough for a fire
As the sunset slides down Manor Street

And oh, the world slows down. And the world opens up to Magictown
The stillness is lovely, the stillness is deep
As deep as the stillness of a baby asleep

Now and then she hears voices excited and sweet
Bursting round the corner from Henry Street
Normally they draw her. THey don’t draw her now
Cause Heaven’s breathing on her brow
As the sunset slides down Manor Street

And there’s something holy, and there’s something big
About this evening, this precious thing
It’s a moment that will last her her whole life long
It will come back to comfort her when other things are gone
It will hold her safe as a soft old chair and shine like the copper in her hair
As the sunset slides down Manor Street

ANd oh, the world slows down and the door opens up to Magictown
The stillness is lovely, the stillness is deep, sa deep as the stillness of a baby asleep
On Manor Street

Hiram Hubbard

(trad arr. Noel Shine & Mary Greene)

Hiram Hubbard was not guilty. I heard great many say (x2)
He was not in this country. He was ninety miles away

While travelling through this country in sorrow and distress (x2)
The rebels overhauled him. In chains they bound him fast

They led him through the hollow. They led him up the hill (x2)
To his place of execution. He begged to write his will

They wound the cords around him. They tied him to the tree (x2)
Eleven balls went through him, his body shrank away

Hiram Hubbard was not guilty. I heard great many say (x2)
He was not in this country. He was ninety miles away

Stampede

(cop. con. Noel Shine & Mary Greene)

I feel the stampede coming as we walk the avenue
What’s going on in your head tonight I only wish I knew
I can see the end of the valley, no problem with the view
I can see those distant mountains but I still can’t see through you

I see through dirty windows although they cloud the view
I can see through your reflection in the pane but not through you
I can see the end of the valley, no problem with the view
I can see those distant mountains but I still can’t see through you

Trying to understand you is all I’m trying to do
Trying to understand you could be my Waterloo

Send me some information. Send me a billet doux
Don’t leave me here in oblivion without the slightest clue
I can see the end of the valley, no problem with the view
I can see those distant mountains but I still can’t see through you

Bend In The River

(cop. con. Noel Shine)

At a bend in the river by the field of our dreams, we sat down to take the air
just a gentle favour from the South East coast, just you and I were there
We held hands together like we used to do, told old stories too
I never meant to be so proud. I never meant it against you
I never meant to be so proud. I never meant it against you

We built our home on love and stone, in harmony it grew
Our love was blest, we’re not alone, two angels fill the crew
Let’s bind together like we used to do, keep our spirits free
We’re older and much wiser now than we ever used to be
We’re older and much wiser now than we ever used to be
There’s a boat on the river by the field of our dreams let us take it now and go
We can’t see the future with our mortal minds
No one can let us know
Stay close together like we used to do, share our worries too
We’ll make it through this hostile ground. We’ll make it me and you
We’ll make it through this hostile ground. We’ll make it me and you.