Irish Selection 1968:
Pat Lynch - "Kinsale"

Kinsale

Kinsale, Kinsale
Mending my nets in Kinsale

I am Jim, a man of the sea
One day, as I sat on yonder quay
I saw a girl as pretty as can be
While mending my nets in Kinsale

As she went by in her sailing boat
Says I, "That's the prettiest sight afloat"
And I lost my heart to the girl on the boat
While mending my nets in Kinsale

The story is as old as time, but it is mine
With skies so blue, a love so true
She loves me, we love the sea
Mending my nets in Kinsale
Kinsale

Now, I am Jim, a man of the sea
And as I sit on yonder quay
My small son is helping me
Mending my nets in Kinsale

I pray this boy, so young and shy
One day will fall in love the same as I
And meet his loved one sailing by
While mending his nets in Kinsale

Winds may talk to him like me across the sea
With skies so blue, a love so true
She loves he, they love the sea
Mending their nets in Kinsale
Kinsale

So, if you're like me, a man of the sea
You're welcome down to yonder quay
Where Irish luck for you may be
Mending your nets in Kinsale

The sea is like a maiden fair
The love of boats you can't compare
Treat them both with love and care
Mending your nets in Kinsale

Kinsale, Kinsale
Mending your nets in Kinѕаle