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Raglan Road

by J P Worsfold

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I'm releasing this track Raglan Road on Bandcamp to raise money to help record my second album which is currently in production.
This is one of my favourite traditional folk songs, taken from the original poem by the Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh.
We recorded it especially for you on a quiet rainy Sunday afternoon after a day recording tracks for the album.

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On Raglan Road on an autumn day I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare that I might one day rue;
I saw the danger, yet I passed along the enchanted way,
And I said, let grief be a fallen leaf at the dawning of the day.

On Grafton Street in November we tripped lightly along the ledge
Of the deep ravine where can be seen the worth of passion's pledge,
The Queen of Hearts still making tarts and I not making hay
Oh I loved too much and by such by such is happiness thrown away.

I gave her gifts of the mind I gave her the secret sign that's known
To the artists who have known the true gods of sound and stone
And word and tint without stint for I gave her poems to say.
With her own name there and her own dark hair like clouds over fields of May

On a quiet street where old ghosts meet I see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly my reason must allow
That I had loved not as I should a creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay he'd lose his wings at the dawn of day.

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released October 31, 2021

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J P Worsfold Keswick, UK

J P Worsfold is a writer of original contemporary folk songs, often inspired by his life working as a ranger in the Lake District. They are emotional, reflective, contemplative songs of connection, joy and belonging.
With a subtle blend of vocal, guitar, cello, fiddle and piano they are songs to inspire connection within ourselves and the natural space around us. ... more

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