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The Lake Isle Of Innisfree Lyrics
I will arise & go now, & go to Innisfree
Nine bean rows will I have there, & a hive for the honeybee
& a small cabin of clay and wattles made
& I will live alone in the bee-loud glade.
& I will have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow
Where midnight's all a-glimmer & noon's a purple glow
Dropping from the veils of morning to where the cricket sings
& the evening full, full of the linnet's wings.
I will arise & go now, for always night & day
When I stand on the roadside or on a pavement gray
I hear lake water lapping, low sounds of the shore
I hear it in the deep, the deep heart's core.
There midnight's all a-glimmer & noon a purple glow
I will arise & go
Nine bean rows will I have there, & a hive for the honeybee
& a small cabin of clay and wattles made
& I will live alone in the bee-loud glade.
Where midnight's all a-glimmer & noon's a purple glow
Dropping from the veils of morning to where the cricket sings
& the evening full, full of the linnet's wings.
When I stand on the roadside or on a pavement gray
I hear lake water lapping, low sounds of the shore
I hear it in the deep, the deep heart's core.
I will arise & go
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vchamberlain On Aug 28, 2016
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This is The Waterboys' version of the William Butler Yeats poem. The original poem goes like this:
I will arise & go now, & go to Innisfree, & a small cabin build there, of clay & wattles made; Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, & live alone in the bee-loud glade.
& I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight’s all a glimmer, & noon a purple glow, & evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise & go now, for always night & day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey, I hear it in the deep heart’s core.