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Fields of Dreams and Glory

by Dan McKinnon

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Wandering Days 03:21
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Wandering Days I have walked in many footsteps I have faltered in the rain Many shadows left behind me Filled with pleasure, filled with pain No regrets have I encountered No time wasted in the sun I will walk this road before me Till my wandering days are done I have searched for many answers I have danced along the way Found some questions to send me reeling In the cold, cold light of day Many friends have gathered ‘round me When I could not walk or run They help ease this load upon me Till my wandering days are done Now I have dreams like many others Some are foolish, some are bold Yet the ones I’ve least expected They have crossed my path with gold There are journeys yet not taken There are stories still unsung Many miles I’ve yet to travel Till my wandering days are done There are journeys yet not taken There are stories still unsung Many miles I’ve yet to travel Till my wandering days are done © Dan McKinnon
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Aesop's Fables 03:54
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Aesop's Fables Grandfather fished by an old millstream An Errol Flynn moustache and a can of worms We’d share his lunch from a fishing creel In the shade of an old oak tree We’d cast our lines then we’d sit and wait Fish and talk till the day turned late He’d tell me his stories and I’d tell him my dreams In the shade of that old oak tree CHORUS: Grandfather taught me everyone can learn He gave credence to the saying, “One good turn …” He always found joy in the rain and the sun And pride in a job well done I listened as he talked about the wind and the sun How gentleness prevails where strength proves wrong How things were easier said than done In the shade of an old oak tree he told me Aesop’s Fables With time I came less to that old millstream Summers were a time for friends and dreams The last time we fished he seemed old and frail Still he smiled as we talked a while He said the path of life is a river my son Its twists and turns not a straight easy run And fools know all the answers but little of themselves Then he spoke of the wind and the sun CHORUS: Grandfather taught me... Years have passed since my grandfather’s time It took a lot of living but now I find So many lessons he left behind I learned by that old oak tree So I take my son fishing by an old millstream We share my lunch from a fishing creel I tell him my stories he tells me his dreams In the shade of an old oak tree CHORUS: I tell my son everyone can learn Give credence to the saying, “One good turn …” And always finding joy in the rain and the sun And pride in a job well done He listens as I talk about the wind and the sun How gentleness prevails where strength proves wrong How things are easier said than done In the shade of that old oak tree I tell him Aesop’s Fables © Dan McKinnon
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Kith and Kin 04:43
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Kith and Kin It’s not that I so want to leave, in truth I’d rather stay To leave the only home I’ve known so very far away We stood within cathedral walls and swore we’d never part I follow now the stilling wake of he who won my heart I still recall my mother’s tears as we sat down to tea The sound of father’s breaking voice as he called out to me The daffodils we planted being washed by gentle rains The time has come for me to leave I’ll ne’er be back again? CHORUS: Goodbye years of hunger I thought would never end Goodbye tears of sorrow each time I lost a friend The endless days the blacked-out nights when fire rained from the sky Goodbye my land of kith and kin, I’ll love you till I die Soon we’ll board that waiting ship, we’re sailing with the tide One last hug – a kiss – a tear – perhaps our last goodbye The dockside band, the waving flags, the tears upon my cheek No breath I have within my lungs no words have I to speak CHORUS: Goodbye years of hunger... I still can see the youthful face that boarded ship that day To leave her home for Canada 3,000 miles away Though sixty years has come and gone, the feelings still remain To follow him who won my heart I’d do it all again CHORUS: Goodbye years of hunger... REPEAT CHORUS © Dan McKinnon
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This Side of the Sod 03:54
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This Side of the Sod I bumped into a friend we took to talking His wrinkled clothes had seen a better day The three-day stubble made me stop and wonder What could have caused my friend to look this way He must have sensed the questions that were coming For he shrugged his shoulders seeking words to say But in his eyes a glint of mischief flickered Then he said, “I just turned 50 yesterday.” CHORUS: But at least I’m still on this side of the sod Although I’m growing older I’m still out on the hob And if the flesh grows weaker or my mind is in a fog At least I’m still on this side of the sod. Last Saturday while reading Sunday’s paper And thinking that my life was trouble free I read a man who was still living But pronounced dead by a federal agency All the letters had sent had gone unanswered When he phoned and finally spoke to someone real They said, “You’re dead! Our records clearly show it.” He said, “Good. You’ll need no income tax from me.” CHORUS: But at least... Now my forehead wins the war my hair is losing Retreating further with each passing day And when I exit from the shower each bright and brand new morning Looks like somebody’s hamster’s passed away And it used to be my thoughts were well respected Friends seeking advice would call me on the phone Now I’m talking more and more but no one ever stops to listen Even if I am the only one at home CHORUS: But at least... All bushy-tailed and bright eyed At least I’m still on this side of the sod © Dan McKinnon
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Every Man's Heart 04:03
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Angeline 05:29
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Angeline Young Angeline and her true love talked late one winter’s eve Their banns announced, the date was set, they’d marry in the spring A wedding day like none before blazed in her eyes like fire A wedding dress from Halifax, it was her one desire Her love opposed his Angeline’s leaving at dawn’s light Naught would she hear, her mind was set, her wedding dress to buy Three days from hence she would return never more to stray But while she slept his parting words upon her mind did play CHORUS: Angeline, don’t stray so far from me You have no need, my love, to risk your life so needlessly It’s you I want, my heart’s desire, to hold you close each night Don’t sail away, dear Angeline, all for your dress o’ white At dawn’s first light on Friday morn, the ship it did set sail But late that night off Sambro light they ran into a gale Three days and nights, no sail, no lights, they ran her out to sea And Angeline, young Angeline, sailed farther from her dreams Near three weeks out the ship was lost when heavy seas ran high But providence proved both strong and kind for “Providence” lay by Young Angeline and crew were saved but now were London bound Each passing night brought dreams of home and her true love to mind CHORUS: Angeline, don’t stray so far from me... Three months from when she first set sail Angeline returned She vowed no more to go to sea her wanderlust consumed No dress in hand she made for home, there she arrived to find Her own true love had ventured forth, his true love for to find At each day’s end Angeline stares longingly to sea Horizon’s edge, the billowed sails, that stole her love away To search the whole world over, his true love for to find And when she lays her head to rest, these words come to her mind CHORUS: Angeline, don’t stray so far from me... Young Angeline and her true love talked late one winter’s eve…. © Dan McKinnon
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The Lovers of Our Time 03:22
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The Lovers of Our Time We are the lovers of our time Nights fueled with passion and desire Warm summer nights speed by so fast If we could only make them last And stay the embers of the fire We are the lovers of our time We are the poets of our age Youth fans the flames in voices new While every chorus from every song Helps us distinguish rights from wrong And in our hearts we hold them true We are the poets of our age We are the dreamers of our youth We give our visions wings to soar But dreams like keeps need solid ground For if there’s not they’ll tumble down Crumbling to ruins upon the shore We are the dreamers of our youth Soon in our children’s eyes we see Our world much brighter than before We feed their hopes we fuel their dreams We give them their own wings to soar Now nights grow dark and words do fail Our dreams passed on now fade from view These wondrous years speed by so fast We have the choice to make them last Or disappear like morning dew We were the lovers of our time These wondrous years speed by so fast Some of us choose to make them last Precious the nights now spent with you We are the lovers of our time © Dan McKinnon
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Many Miles to Go 05:34
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Many Miles to Go In ‘41 I watched my brother marching out the door The fighting raged for nearly two years then I fought as well to gain an ear that I could do my share But at fifteen years I still was not a man So one morning as I left for school I kissed my mom goodbye I’d heard there was a ship that needed men I told them I was seventeen just looked small for my age Then I took my place as Peggy with the crew CHORUS: And the war raged on as we headed out to sea Courage filled our hearts and fear our souls We put on steam as we watched the shore decline And the old man said we’ve many miles to go And the old man said we’ve many miles to go We’re on our way to London we have fifty ships in line And the bitter autumn winds begin to blow I was heading for the fo’c’sle as the sun was going down When I glimpsed a movement off our starboard bow A blinding flash, no air, I cannot breathe There are stars before my eyes, I cannot see They’ve called all hands, got to shake these stars away Then it’s boats away and overboard for me CHORUS: And the war raged on... I swam for near ten minutes when they pulled me from the brine Just in time to watch our ship go down We combed the sea for others only two more could we find When we caught our breath we found we were alone Scotty fell, then Harris, they just couldn’t stay awake Oh Christ, if you’ve got ears then hear our pleas We’re twelve days in a lifeboat and our hope is almost gone Then a ship we sighted daring not to breathe CHORUS: And the war raged on... Now I served the merchant navy till the last days of the war After that I stayed at sea she was my home There are times I sit in wonder, was it worth the price we paid? We had our jobs to do, we did them well Some called us mercenaries, it still brings my blood to boil We gave our lives and then we gave our souls Now the final battle’s waging and we’re running out of time And the old men say we’ve many miles to go CHORUS: And the war raged on... And the old men say we’ve many miles to go © Dan McKinnon
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Rose of Allendale 04:27
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Rose of Allendale Oh the morn' was fair the sky was clear No breath came over the sea When Mary left her highland home And wandered forth with me Though flowers decked the mountainside And fragrance filled the vale By far the sweetest flower there Was the Rose of Allendale CHORUS: Sweet rose of Allendale Sweet rose of Allendale By far the sweetest flower there 'Twas the rose of Allendale Wherever I wandered to the east or to the west And fate began to lower In solace still were she to me In sorrow's lonely hour Though tempests wrecked my lonely barque And they rent the quivering sail One maiden form withstood the storm 'Twas the rose of Allendale CHORUS: Sweet rose of Allendale... When my fevered lips were parched On Africa's burning sands She whispered hopes of happiness And tales of foreign lands My life had been a wilderness Unblessed by fortune's gales Had fate not linked my love to her Sweet rose of Allendale CHORUS: Sweet rose of Allendale... Trad. Arr. Dan McKinnon & Nic Jones
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The Road Less Travelled 04:09
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The Road Seldom Travelled So long in thoughts I have wandered this highway On four whirring wheels with acres of sky Traversing black ribbons where little else matters Only dreams of tomorrow in mind Though dreams keep me sane they just can’t keep me warm And your love is the light that holds darkness at bay CHORUS: Let me wander down roads of brown dirt and gravel Let me pause where the sea touches sky Let whispering winds flow gently around me Let me rest for a time in your arms Let me rest for a time in your arms At times I have reached the goals I intended At times I’ve had no destination in mind Seldom they’ve equaled my great expectations And restlessness grew when I lingered too long Each gentle sunrise stirs my heart into waking And warm knowing breezes they whisper my name CHORUS: Let me wander down roads... Often I find it’s the journey that matters The places, the people you meet on the way Can shape you in ways you never intended And friends become family wherever I’ve strayed Though roads seldom travelled have made me much wiser Be thoughtful when choosing the right road for you CHORUS: Let me wander down roads... REPEAT CHORUS © Dan McKinnon
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The Same Pillow 03:51
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The Same Pillow Some say love is a deep flowing river that flows ever gently along Or a road that we travel down streets broad or narrow Some liken love to a song; yes some liken love to a song A melody pure but so simple to be sung in the sunshine or rain To hear voices ringing a song worth the singing These words to its easy refrain, these words to its easy refrain CHORUS: May your heads always share the same pillow May your hearts harbour each other’s dreams May the two arms that know you, reach out and hold you When the darkest of nights fills your dreams When the darkest of nights fills your dreams I happened upon this fine couple, a shared glass, a shake of a hand They spoke of the pleasure, forty years spent together Their eyes shining bright as eyes can, their eyes shining bright as eyes can I wondered if they held some secret, they thought long then answered with care With rhyme and in measure they both spoke together These few words they gave me to share, these few words they gave me to share CHORUS: May your heads always share... Those thoughts and these words I will leave you and this wish as you wander along When lost and alone may your heart find its home May their chorus of love find your song, may their chorus of love find your song CHORUS: May your heads always share... May the two arms that know you, reach out and hold you When the darkest of nights fills your dreams When the darkest of nights fills your dreams © Dan McKinnon
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Border River 04:14
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Border River Often when I think of you I see a border river Changing with the melting snow both there and gone forever You're the river I'm the road that runs along your ridges Giving you the right-of-way and always building bridges River ramble as you will the road's a cruel hard master But I can't change the water's flow or travel any faster. I know there's a crossroads on this road I'm bound to travel Straight ahead's a long smooth way, the others dirt and gravel And the hardest thign you'll ever learn to bear as you grow older Is to watch a dear friend walk away without the turn of a shoulder And I can be as hurt as you although I seldom show it I'm so easy going that I'm gone before you know it One day you will reach the sae and I'll be on a mountain Running out of old dirt track beside a flowing fountain Wondering is this the place where everything got started The well-spring at the road-end for the lost and broken-hearted And I'll become the river and the road I know will lead me Back to where you made the turn that showed you didn't need me And everywhere the heron flies the winding river follow Then in turn she claims the skies and stalks along the shallows And often when I think of you I see a border river Changing with the melting snow both there and gone forever. © Archie Fisher
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Fields of Dreams and Glory 04:11
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Fields of Dreams and Glory Where are the boys who used to run On fields of dreams and glory Where are those days spent in the sun On fields of dreams and glory Those games of youth we’d laugh and despair The skinned-up knees; the wind in our hair Youth shone on all we deemed precious and dear On those fields of dreams and glory Remember when our hearts were full On fields of dreams and glory Passion blazed within our souls On fields of dreams and glory Hand in hand as we walked along ‘Neath shaded lanes with hearts on the run And thrushes joined in love’s tender song On those fields of dreams and glory Then one cold spring brought the rain To fields of dreams and glory Our lives would never be the same On fields of dreams and glory Heads held high as we marched along But open hearts have so much to learn For some of us would never return From those fields of dreams and glory I walked the park just yesterday Near fields of dreams and glory I stood and watched young children play On fields of dreams and glory Thinking back on days we used to share Those carefree times and the wind in our hair And I wish for one last moment to spare On those fields of dreams and glory © Dan McKinnon

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released June 23, 2005

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Dan McKinnon Halifax, Nova Scotia

Blessed with a glorious baritone voice, a graceful mastery on guitar, and a hearty laugh that delights any room, Dan McKinnon has carved out his own unique, musical path. From early beginnings in the coffee houses, pubs and bars of Atlantic Canada, to yearly tours throughout the UK, Dan’s performances reveal an enduring respect for the past, tempered by a profound attachment to the present. ... more

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