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The Cradle Song

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[Verse]
N.C.
Sweet babe, a golden cradle holds thee
N.C.
Soft a snow-white fleece enfolds thee
N.C.
Fairest flower all strewn before thee
N.C.
Birds warble o'er thee
GSeoithín seo Dló_G_
Seoithín seo Dlú la Gló
[Verse]
Oh, who is this a-Clying Ghere
Gently at the Cdoor of my Gheart
To and fro like clouds Dat Gnight
I softly rock your DcraGdle
GSeoithín seo Dló_G_
Seoithín seo Dlú la Gló
[Instrumental]
G    C  G    C  G
G    D  G   D  G    D  G    D  G
[Verse]
A yellow moon lies Cin the Gsky
Streaming, falling Cover the Gearth
Hush, a leanna, hush, be Dstill
The Gworld is silent and DsleepGing
GSeoithín seo Dló_G_
Seoithín seo Dlú la Gló
[Outro]
G    C  G    C  G
G    D  G   D  G    D  G    D  G

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The Cradle Song

by Karan Casey

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[Verse]

N.C.

Sweet babe, a golden cradle holds thee

N.C.

Soft a snow-white fleece enfolds thee

N.C.

Fairest flower all strewn before thee

N.C.

Birds warble o'er thee

G D G

Seoithín seo ló__

D G

Seoithín seo lú la ló

[Verse]

C G

Oh, who is this a-lying here

C G

Gently at the door of my heart

D G

To and fro like clouds at night

D G

I softly rock your cradle

G D G

Seoithín seo ló__

D G

Seoithín seo lú la ló

[Instrumental]

G C G C G

G D G D G D G D G

[Verse]

C G

A yellow moon lies in the sky

C G

Streaming, falling over the earth

Hush, a leanna, hush, be still

G D G

The world is silent and sleeping

G D G

Seoithín seo ló__

D G

Seoithín seo lú la ló

[Outro]

G C G C G

G D G D G D G D G

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