Fare thee well, my lovely Dinah, a thousand times adieu.
For we’re going away from the Holy Ground and the girls we love so true.
And we’ll sail the salt seas over and we’ll return for sure,
To see again the girls we love and the Holy Ground once more.
(Shouted) Fine girl you are!
(Sung) You’re the girl I adore,
And still I live in hope to see the Holy Ground once more.
(Shouted) Fine girl you are!
And now the storm is raging and we are far from shore;
And the poor old ship is tossin' about and the rigging is all tore.
And the secrets of my mind, my love, you’re the girl I do adore,
And still I live in hope to see the Holy Ground once more.
And now the storm is over and we are safe and well
And we’ll go into a public house and we’ll sit and drink like hell!
And we’ll drink strong ale and porter and we’ll make the rafters roar,
And when our money is all spent we’ll go to sea once more.
reminds me of my mum and dad so much and when I used to live with them.... Every second song in my house was a Dubliners song...
I was force fed this music and although I hated it at the time I have grown to love it more than any other,
Hallo, I'm looking for the name of a singer who sung The Holy Ground on the film about John F. Kennedy coming to Ireland in 1963. He was a fine singer with fair hair and a broad smile. The film broadcast on RTÉ in the early 1990's.
Fine girl you are
Adieu to you my Dinah, a thousand times adieu
We're going away from the holy ground and the girls that we love true
We will sail the South sea over and then return for sure
To see again the girls we love and the holy ground once more
Fine girl you are the girl I do adore
And still I live in hopes to see
The holy ground once more, fine girl you are
See the storm a-rising, I see it coming soon
And the sky, it is so cloudy you can scarcely see the moon
And the good old ship, she was tossing about, the riggin' was all tore
And still I live with hopes to see the holy ground once more
Fine girl you are, you're the girl I do adore
And still I live in hopes to see
The holy ground once more, fine girl you are
And now the storm it is over and we are safe on shore
We will drink a toast to the holy ground and the girls that we adore
We will drink strong ale and porter and make the rafters roar
And when our money is all spent we'll go to sea for more
Fine girl you are the girl I do adore
And still I live in hopes to see
The holy ground once more, fine girl you are