I can't believe that this song is not much more famous than it currently is, seems like it just needed a good movie to go with it, like a soundtrack, " The wind that shakes the barley" would have given this song the exposure it deserves.
I would love to hear more duets of John and Mick singing John’s songs. There is always optimism in his imagery and melodies, no matter how he touches tragedy and sadness. And there is robust joy and delightful celebration in such as “The Dance of the Cherry Trees” and “Princes Street”.
I met my love in Passage west The sun was sinking down to rest The river to the stars confessed "Twas the dark haired woman I loved best We wandered down by the Chapel Square And there was magic in the air And Mother Nature gently pressed The burning river to her breast I offered her a golden ring My hand, my heart and everything I offered her a sweet love nest By the flowing banks of Passage West Chorus; Oh love will you go, will you go, will you go? Or love will you stay, will you stay, will you stay? x2 We watched the ferry come and go We watched the river ebb and flow The tide breathe in, the tide breathe out We watched the Passage flowers grow The ghostly forms of the hungry years In sad procession did appear With hope and sorrow made their way For their passage west to Amerikay Chorus The famine queen stood tall and proud On either bank the people bowed From Passage West came a Fenian yell Rule Brittania, rule in hell! The grass grows green on the other side And mighty ships sail out the tide To far flung harbours across the sea Far away from Passage, my love and me
