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St. Patrick's Prayer

from Our Street by Gillie Mc Pherson

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This is the first song of painful yearning I wrote on leaving Belfast. I had this notion that Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland still prays for the Irish. It ends in memory of the folk music in Pats Bar down by Belfast docks.

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There’s many a moment I long to dwell
In the land I was born in and know so well
It’s trouble enough to lead a life here
Far away from the fighting and friends I hold dear.
There are soldiers in the mountains,
Angels in the sky,
That devil he lives amongst us,
And I don’t know why.
I can hear St. Patrick praying
Beyond the ocean roar,
He’s praying for Ireland for evermore.
REFRAIN
“Say a prayer, say a prayer,
Say a prayer from your heart for Ireland.”

Many sing songs of the brave boys
romanticising dead men’s dreams.
Young men cut down in their prime.
And it’s all for the “Orange” and the” Green.”
Look at the old men clinging to their memories.
They never want to let them go.
I watch the children acting out all their stories.
It makes my blood run cold.
I can hear St. Patrick praying,
Beyond the ocean roar.
He’s praying for Ireland, for evermore.

“Say a prayer, say a prayer,
Say a prayer from your heart for Ireland.”

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from Our Street, released May 10, 2006

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Gillie Mc Pherson France

Gillie Mc Pherson has been singing for over 40 years.
Born in Belfast, she was influenced by Blues and Irish Traditional music. She organized folk sessions in Belfast. She then left for London in the 70's where she played Rock, Folk and Jazz. She also presented a serie on BBC channel called "Gillie".
She then moved to France to build a Rock and Blues band, and a traditional folk band.
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