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