Felton Lonnin

by Pauline Scanlon

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The cows have come hame, but I saw not my laddie,
The cows have come hame, but I saw not my bairn.
I’d rather lose them than lose my laddie,
I’d rather lose a cow than lose my bairn.

Fair-faced is my laddie, his blue eyes is shining,
His hair in gold ringlets hangs sweet to my sight.
So mount the old pony and gang and seek after him;
Bring to his mammy her only delight.

For he’s always out roamin’ the long summer day thro’,
He’s always out roamin’ away from the farm,
Thro’ hedges and ditches and valleys and fellsides.
I hope that my bairnie has come to no harm.

For I’ve searched in the meadow and in the fower-acre,
Thro’ stockyards and byres, but nothing could I find.
So, off ye gang, daddy, and look for your laddie,
And bring to his mammy some peace to her mind.

For the cows have come home, but I saw not my laddie,
The cows have come home, but I saw not my bairn.
I’d rather lose a cow than lose my laddie,
I’d rather lose a cow than lose my bairn.

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released March 8, 2022
Pauline Scanlon - lead vocals
Nicola Joyce - harmony vocals
Graham Kearns - electric guitar & bass
Chris Pemberton - keyboards & synths
John Reynolds - drums
Trad Arr: Scanlon/Reynolds/Kearns

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