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As I Roved Out

from VARO by Varo

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We first heard this song sung by Christine Dowling from Belfast, who originally heard it from a recording of Sarah Makem of County Armagh.
While arranging it, we decided to explore the sorrowful and dark elements of this story about a young girl being seduced, shamed and abandoned by a man who takes advantage of her.

Lucie Azconaga - vocals, ukulele, harmonium
Consuelo Nerea Breschi - vocals
Frank Tate - bouzouki

lyrics

As I roved out on a May morning, on a May morning right early,
I met my love upon the way, Oh Lord but she was early.

Chorus:
And she sang Liltado, liltado, liltado de ley
She hidle on the dee, she hidle on the dee and she land dee.

Her boots were black and her stockings white and her buckles shone like silver
She had a dark and a rolling eye, and her earings tipped her shoulder

What age are you my nice sweet girl ? What age are you my honey ?
How modestly she answered me, I'll be 17 on sunday.

I went to the house at the top of the hill, when the moon was shining clearly,
She arose to let me in, but her mammy chanced to hear me.

She caught her by the hair of the head and down to the room she brought her,
And with the root of a hazel twig, she was the well-beat daughter
Will you marry me now my soldier lad, marry me now or never?
Will you marry me now my soldier lad for you see I'm done forever

No I won't marry you my bonny wee girl, I won’t marry you my honey,
For I have got a wife at home and how could I disown her

A pint at night is my delight and a gallon in the morning,
Old women are my heart break but the young one is my darling

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from VARO, released January 23, 2020

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