Parting Song

Chris Miles, Aileen Carr and Gordeanna McCulloch: On Autumn Harvest ah006: Old Songs & Bothy Ballads: Nick-knack on the Waa. Live from the Fife Traditional Singing Festival May 2007.

A song composed by Dave Webber in 1993 in memory of a good friend John Purdy of Torquay.

1: Soon the morning sun will rise and dawn will bathe the sky,
There's time for just this parting song before we say goodbye;
So sing together one and all and raise a glass of wine,
Here's hoping we shall meet again along the road of time.

2: We've shared our stories, yours and mine, we've shared our hopes and fears,
In memories of distant youth, we've both rolled back the years;
So sing together one and all and raise a glass of wine,
Here's hoping we shall meet again along the road of time.

3: The ever-turning fateful wheel must cause our ways to part,
And bringing untold mysteries, another day will start;
So sing together one and all and raise a glass of wine,
Here's hoping we shall meet again along the road of time.

4: So from endings come beginnings, from the old shall come the new,
With hope for tomorrow, we'll see the parting through;
So sing together one and all and raise a glass of wine,
Here's hoping we shall meet again along the road of time.

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