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The fondest wish that ever I had since the day that I was weaned,
Is to go back and walk again on the rocks of Merasheen;
I still recall the sad farewell I bid her on that day,
When all upon a whaling ship I went to earn my pay.
On the hard rocks, the rocky rocks,
The rocks of Merasheen.
From out of Rose au Rue we sailed to hunt the big fish down,
We sailed across the ocean till we sailed the world around;
With girls in every port of call I did go well astray,
Forsaking her I left behind back in Placentia Bay.
On the hard rocks, the rocky rocks,
The rocks of Merasheen.
Now in my old and aching age I think of her once more,
Of how she fared while waiting for my knock upon her door;
What fate was hers I do not know but in my sleep I've seen,
Her walking across the cliffs above the rocks of Merasheen.
On the hard rocks, the rocky rocks,
The rocks of Merasheen.
On the hard rocks, the dirty rocks,
The rocks of Merasheen.
This variant arranged by Great Big Sea of St. John's, NL (Fortune's Favour, trk#11, 2008, Warner Music Canada, Scarborough, ON).
The YouTube video above features Séan McCann of Great Big Sea with a solo performance of The Rocks Of Merasheen during the Great Big Sea show at the Southern Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Alberta, December, 2008.
See more songs by Great Big Sea.
A variant was also recorded as Rocks Of Merasheen by Ryan's Fancy (Times To Remember ©1973, Audat Records).
