Shaun Davey - The Ballad Of Ned Devine / The Witches Reel lyrics

All I ask is the sun on my face And a wave to hold my footsteps For my eyes to see the fish in the net And a gentle breeze to bathe my head On land I fill myself up with the drink And sway as if I'm the ocean I sleep in the cove on top of a rock As the waves go racing through my dreams I'm feeling the swell of the sea in my heart And the taste of salt in my blood I've blessed the life that keeps well at bay And the worries of my fellows If the sea was to swallow me whole Into the deep tomorrow I'd step out and dive into her arms With thanks for a life so mellow If ever you go to a man who was dead And if ever you need his help Be sure to whisper the name Devine And he'll share with you his wealth His soul is raging at Heaven's door, He had a sad old climb But his heart is mighty, Raise your spirits to Ned Devine And as I lay in Tullymore Bay, My dinner on my knee My lucky stars were in my eyes, So bright I couldn't take anymore They said that the sea would bring to me the ending of my story Now I find I'm to die ashore before my time of glory He missed the boat again ladies, His chicken meal went cold He missed the chance to dream a while Of places he'd never go He'd have given gifts of ribbon And silk done up in bow He'd have kept his door wide open For friends both young and old If ever you go to a man who was dead And if ever you need his help Be sure to whisper the name Devine Aand he'll share with you his wealth His soul is raging at Heaven's door, He had a sad old climb But his heart is mighty, Raise your spirits to Ned Devine Devine