On the morning i was born
John Joe Reilly killed a bird with a stone
John Joe Reilly killed a wren
John Joe Reilly killed a wren
the longest night in winter
When the sun is deepest in her slumber
Follow me around the moon
Meet me on the twenty- first of June
Meet me on the twenty- first on June
Marry me 'neath the king of
Below the oak Joe Reilly spoke to me
I was then still green and thin
Now in the sea, there lives a million fishes
there lives a million wishes
Is that someday someone'd name
Me and I, we'd ride into the mystic
I followed him into the tree
I gave my heart and all of me
Don't tell a soul, John Joe,
Or a soul that i have sinned
Or a soul that i have sinned
If i'd had known, i'd have
Now the world knows of what i've done
The highest shame hangs over me
So bury me beneath the queen
Below the ash with the birds and the bee
Re- sow us back into the green
island bouncing on the sea
Island bouncing on the sea
On the morning i was born
John Joe Reilly killed a bird
John Joe Reilly killed a wren
John Joe Reilly killed a wren
