Foster feat. Allen - The Black Sheep Lyrics

Lyrics The Black Sheep - Foster , Allen



In a little village, not many miles away-ay
There lived a rich and aged man whose hair was turning grey
He had three sons, the only ones, but Jack and Tom were sly
Ted was honest as could be and would not tell a lie
They did their best to ruin Ted right in the old man′s eyes
Soon their lies began to work and Ted was much despised
One night the old man said begone, you're heartless to the core
These were the words that the young
Lad said as he stood beside the door
Don′t be angry with me dad, don't turn me from your door
I know that I've been wayward, but I won′t be anymore
Give me just another chance and put me to the test
You′ll find the black sheep loves his dad far better than the rest
Year after year passed slowly on and the rich man's now grown old
He called together Jack and Tom and gave them both his gold
Saying I′ll only need a little room right at your fireside
Then one night Jack, returning home, he brought with him a bride
His wife began to hate their father more-ore and more each day
One night he heard the three declare that he was in their way
They then agreed to send him to a work-house that was near
And like a flash the black sheep's words came ringing in his ears
Don′t be angry with me dad, don't turn me from your door
I know that I′ve been wayward, but I won't be anymore
Give me just another chance and put me to the test
You'll find the black sheep loves his dad far better than the rest
A carriage pulled up to the door, it was the work-house van
The lads then turned up to their dad and said here is your man
Just then a man before ′em appeared, and pushing through the crowd
Stand back you brutes, the stranger cried, this will not be allowed
You took this old man′s property and all that he had saved
You even sold his little plot containing mother's grave
I am his son but not your kin from this to judgement day
The old man clasped the black
Sheep′s hand and the crowd all heard him say
Don't be angry with me lad, though I turned you from my door
I know that I was foolish, but I won′t be anymore
I should have given you my gold for you have stood the test
I found the black sheep loves his dad far better than the rest



Writer(s): Donie Cassidy, Mick Foster, Tony Allen


Foster feat. Allen - Greatest Hits
Album Greatest Hits
date of release
14-07-1998

1 Strangers In the Night
2 Tonight Carmen
3 Maggie
4 Jimmy Brown The Newsboy
5 Any Dream Will Do
6 Somewhere My Love
7 Bunch of Thyme
8 My Own Roscommon Town
9 Ramblin' Rose
10 June Clover
11 Song Sung Blue
12 Old Flames
13 I Don't Know Why I Love You but I Do
14 The Blacksmith
15 Softly, Softly
16 Que Sera Sera
17 Gypsy Rover
18 I Will Love You All of My Life
19 Whistling Rufus
20 Beautiful Dreamer
21 I Can See Her Smiling At Me
22 If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here
23 After All These Years
24 The Black Sheep
25 Love’s Been Good to Me
26 I'll Tell Me Ma
27 Lonely but Only for You
28 Everything Is Beautiful
29 The Fly
30 Why Worry
31 The Oslo Wlatz
32 Silver Threads & Golden Needles
33 The Old Threshing Mill
34 A Winter’s Tale
35 Westmeath Bachelor
36 All Because of You
37 Sweet Forget Me Not
38 Give the Woman In the Bed More Porter
39 The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill
40 The Wild Rover
41 As Tears Go By
42 Jogging Song
43 Danny Boy
44 I'll Be Your Sweetheart




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