Biography:
Mary Black (born 23 May 1955 in Dublin) is an Irish singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland and in many other parts of the world. She was named "Best Female Artist" in the IRMA poll in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1996.
Black was born into a musical family. Her father had been a fiddler, her mother a singer, and her brothers have their own group. She sang in her family's group in her youth.
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Other songs:
- Black Is The Colour
- Bright Blue Rose
- I Will Be There
- Past The Point Of Rescue
- Sonny
- Sonny's Dream
- A Stones Throw From The Soul
- Adam At The Window
- All That Hammering
- All The Fine Young Men
- Almost Gone
- Anachie Gordon
- Another Day
- Babes In The Wood
- Babes In The Wood 1991
- Beautiful
- Big Trip To Portland
- Bless The Road
- Both Sides The Tweed
- Brand New Star
- Broken Wings
- By The Hour
- By The Time It Gets Dark
- By The Time It Gets Dark 1987
- Carolina Ruadh
- Circus 1995
- Columbus
- Crusader
- Cut By Wire
- Diamond Days
- Dockland
- Donegal Breeze
- Dont Explain
- Dont Let Me Come Home A Stranger
- Dont Say Okay
- Ellis Island
- Faith In Fate
- Fall At Your Feet
- Fare Thee Well My Own True Love
- Farewell Farewell
- Fat Valley Of Pain
- Fields Of Gold
- Flesh And Blood
- Free As Stone
- Full Moon
- Gabriel
- Going Gone
- Golden Mile
- Golden Thread
- Greatest Dream
- Hard Times
- Home
- I Live Not Where I Love
- I Misunderstood
- In A Dream
- Into The Blue
- Isle Of St Helena
- Japanese Deluxe
- Just Around The Corner
- Katie
- Land Of Love
- Late Night Radio
- Lay Down Your Burden
- Lay Down Your Weary Tune
- Leaboys Lassie
- Leaving The Land
- Lovin You
- Loving Hannah
- Marguerite And The Gambler
- Men Of Worth
- Message Of Love
- Might As Well Be A Slave
- Mo Ghile Mear
- Moments
- Moon And St Christopher
- Moon River
- Mountains To The Sea
- My Donald
- My Youngest Son Came Home Today
- Nobody Lives Without Love
- Once In A Very Blue Moon
- One And Only
- One True Place
- One Way Donkey Ride
- Only A Womans Heart
- Paper Friends
- Poison Words
- Prayer For Love
- Rares Hill
- Raven In The Storm
- Real You
- Schooldays Over
- Shuffle Of The Buckled
- Song For Ireland
- Sparks Might Fly
- St Kilda Again
- Stand Up
- Steady Breathing
- Still Believing
- Straight As A Die
- Strange Thing
- Summer Sent You
- The Circus
- The Dimming Of The Day
- The Fog In Monterey
- The Holy Ground
- The Loving Time
- The Moon And St Christopher
- The Night Is On Our Side
- The Night Was Dark And Deep
- The Shadow
- The Thorn Upon The Rose
- The Urge For Going
- There Is A Time
- Theres A Train That Leaves Tonight
- To Make You Feel My Love
- Treasure Island
- Trespass Shoes
- Trying To Get The Balance Right
- Turning Away
- Vanities
- Walking With My Love
- What Does It Matter
- Without The Fanfare
- Wizard Of Oz
- Wonder Child
- Your Love
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SONNY LIVES ON A FARM, IN A WIDE OPEN SPACE. TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES,
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STAY OUT OFF THE RACE. LAY DOWN YOUR HEAD, WITH A SOFT RIVER BED.
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SONNY ALWAYS REMEMBERS, WORDS MAMMA SAID.
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SONNY DON'T GO AWAY, I'M HERE ALL ALONE, YOUR DADDY'S A SAILOR,
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NEVER COMES HOME. NIGHTS ARE SO LONG, SILENCE GOES ON,
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I'M FEELING SO TIRED. I'M NOT ALL THAT STRONG.
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SONNY WORKS ON THE LAND, THOUGH HE'S BEARLY A MAN, THERE'S NOT MUCH TO DO,
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BUT HE DOES WHAT HE CAN. SITS BY HIS WINDOW, IN HIS ROOM BY THE STAIRS,
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WATCHING THE WAVES, DRIFTING SOFT AND A-PEAR.
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SONNY DON'T GO AWAY, I'M HERE ALL ALONE, YOUR DADDY'S A SAILOR,
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NEVER COMES HOME. NIGHTS ARE SO LONG, SILENCE GOES ON,
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I'M FEELING SO TIRED. I'M NOT ALL THAT STRONG.
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MANY YEARS HAVE ROLLED ON, SONNY'S OLD AND ALONE, HIS DADDY'S A SAILOR,
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NEVER CAME HOME. SOMETIMES HE WONDERS, WHAT HIS LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN,
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STILL FROM OLD GRAVES, MUMMY'S VOICE HUMMS HIS DREAM.
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SONNY DON'T GO AWAY, I'M HERE ALL ALONE, YOUR DADDY'S A SAILOR,
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NEVER COMES HOME. NIGHTS ARE SO LONG, SILENCE GOES ON,
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I'M FEELING SO TIRED. I'M NOT ALL THAT STRONG.
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SONNY DON'T GO A-WAY.
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