By the shores of the Swilly, two children at play king of the castle, the queen of the may me and my sister, in a world of pretend Where the sun would keep shining, the day never end
By the shores of Swilly, now with kids of our own Another year over, see how they've grown Then we'd watch the last sunset, walk arm in arm Till I see you next summer; God keep you from harm And if I was a flier who crashed now and then, she would me together and me again.
[ Piano ]
And if I was a flier who crashed now and then, she would put me together and me again. By the shores of the Swilly, with an aching I'll watch as her body is raised from the tide... Her life has been taken, and I'll never know why but feel in that moment, a part of me died...