By the shores of the Swilly, two children at play

The king of the castle, the queen of the may

Just me and my sister, in a world of pretend

Where the sun would keep shining, the day never end



By the shores of the Swilly, now with kids of our own

Another year over, and see how they've grown

Then we'd watch the last sunset, and walk arm in arm

Till I see you next summer; God keep you from harm

And if I was a flier who crashed now and then,

she would put me together and fly me again.



[ Piano ]



And if I was a flier who crashed now and then,

she would put me together and fly me again.

By the shores of the Swilly, with an aching inside

I'll watch as her body is raised from the tide...

Her life has been taken, and I'll never know why

but I feel in that moment, a part of me died...