X:1 T:Skibbereen C:Arranged for NAF by Robert Gatliff C:Irish traditional M:4/4 L:1/4 Q:1/4=140 K:E c|B3/2 ^A/2 B c|f =f c ^A|B ^A F F| F3 f| f3/2 g/2 ^a g| f/2 =f3/2 f ^f|=f c ^A B| c3 f |f3/2 g/2 ^a3/2 g/2|f/2 =f3/2 f ^f| f3/2 c/2 ^A B| c3 c|B3/2 ^A/2 B c|f =f c ^A|B ^A F F| F3 |] W:O, Father dear, I oft times heard you talk of Erin's Isle, W:Her valleys green, her lofty scene, her mountains rude and wild; W:You said it was a pleasant place wherein a prince might dwell, W:Why have you then forsaken her, the reason to me tell? W: W:My son, I loved our native land with energy and pride W:'Til a blight fell on the land and sheep and cattle died, W:The rents and taxes were to pay, I could not them redeem, W:And that's the cruel reason why I left old Skibbereen. W: W:It's well I do remember on a bleak November's day, W:The landlord and his agent came to drive us all away; W:He set my house on fire with his demon yellow spleen W:And that's another reason why I left old Skibbereen. W: