O’Driscoll The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

O'Driscoll drove with a song
The wild duck and the drake
From the tall and the tufted reeds
Of the drear Hart Lake

And he saw how the reeds grew dark
At the coming of night-tide
And dreamed of the long dim hair
Of Bridget his bride

He heard while he sang and dreamed
A piper piping away
And never was piping so sad
And never was piping so gay

And he saw young men and young girls
Who danced on a level place
And Bridget his bride among them
With a sad and a gay face

The dancеrs crowded about him
And many a sweet thing said
And a young man brought him red wine
And a young girl whitе bread

But Bridget drew him by the sleeve
Away from the merry bands
To old men playing at cards
With a twinkling of ancient hands