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Dark Island, The
Found in dt-songs.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection

X:41 T:Dark Island, The S:Digital Tradition, darkisle Z:dt:darkisle M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 W:In the years long ago W:When I first left my home W:I was young and I wanted W:The whole world to roam; W:But now I am older W:And wiser, you see, W:For that lovely dark island W:Is calling to me. W: W: Chorus: W: O, I've wandered away W: From the land of my birth, W: And been roaming around W: To the ends of the earth, W: Still my heart is at home W: In that land far away W: That lovely dark island W: Where memories stray. W: W:One day I'll return W:To that far-distant shore, W:And from that dear island W:I'll wander no more. W:'Til the day that I die W:I will no longer roam W:For that lovely dark island W:Will be my last home. K:G DE |A3E A2|G3A G2|E3D C2|D4 GA|\ B3A G2|Gd3 D2|B3d B2|A4 D-E| A3E A2|G3A G2|E3D C2|D4 GA|\ B3D d-B|A3D B-A|G3G G2|G4 Bc| d3D D2|B3A G2|EC3 E2|D4 GA|\ B3A G2|Gd3 D2|B3d B2|A4 DE| A3E A2|G3A G2|E3D C2|D4 G-A|\ B3D d-B|A3D B-A|G3G G2|G4 ||
Alternative sources for this tune:
- www.atrilcoral.com/Partituras_ABC/d.zip/d/0234
- trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/OTIS_Irish_Session/melnets_big_abc_file/03057
- trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/atrilcoral.com/d/0234
- trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/melnets_big_abc_file/03057
- trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/terra.es/personal8/niltoni/d/0234
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