Lyrics to "By the Fireside"*
by Marcus O'Dubhshlaine
By the Fireside
And a young man speaks to a young woman:
"Come sit by me by the fireside.
The hearth is warm and so's the heart.
The flame is merry, and so are we.
Come sit by me!"
Swiftly by a few years glide.
And a young man says to his bride:
"Come sit by me by the fireside.
The hearth is warm and so's the heart.
The flame is merry and so are we.
This is just the start!
Come sit by me!"
Quickly past many years run,
And an old man says to an old woman:
"Come sit by me by the fireside.
The hearth is warm and so's the heart.
The flame is merry,
though we may not be.
We are near the end.
I wish you to with me then.
Come sit by me!"
Come sit by me by the fireside
As we repose from life's petty woes.
The hearth is warm and so's the heart.
The flame is merry and so are we.
Come sit by me!
Thus would I have it:
Come sit by me by the fireside
And be my love
And guide me to life's far side.
Come sit by me!
*Copyright 1972 by Marcus O'Dubhshlaine
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