Christy Moore - Nancy Spain Lyrics
Of all the stars that ever shone
Not one does twinkle like your pale blue eyes
Like golden corn at harvest time your hair
Sailing in my boat the wind
Gently blows and fills my sail
Daylight peeping through the curtain
Of the passing night time is your smile
And the sun in the sky is like your laugh
Come back to me my Nancy
Linger for just a little while
Since you left these shores I've known no peace nor joy
No matter where I wander I'm still haunted by your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
If you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain
On the day in Spring when snows start to melt
And streams to flow
With the birds I'll sing this song
Then in the while I'll wander
Down by bluebell stream where wild flowers grow
And I'll hope that lovely Nancy will return
No matter where I wander I'm still haunted by your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
Standing by the ocean wondering where you've gone
If you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain
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- Christy Moore - Yellow Triangle
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- Christy Moore - Ride On
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Christy Moore Nancy Spain Comments
Up the Ra
Of all the stars that ever shone
Not one does twinkle like your pale blue eyes
Like golden corn at harvest time your hair
Sailing in my boat the wind
Gently blows and fills my sail
Your sweet-scented breath is everywhere
Daylight peeping through the curtain
Of the passing night time is your smile
And the sun in the sky is like your laugh
Come back to me my Nancy
Linger for just a little while
Since you left these shores I've known no peace
Nor joy
No matter where I wander I'm still haunted
By your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
Standing by the ocean wondering where you've
Gone, if you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain
On the day in Spring when snow starts to melt
And streams to flow
With the birds I'll sing this song
Then in the while I'll wander
Down by bluebell stream where wild flowers grow
And I'll hope that lovely Nancy will return
No matter where I wander I'm still haunted
By your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
Standing by the ocean wondering where you've
Gone, if you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain
When I worked aboard a Stena line ferry between Fishguard and rosslare I’d listen to this live album over and over, the crew said that Christy would travel on the ferry sometimes and I’d look out for him in case I got to meet the great Christy Moore
Happy heavenly birthday to my dear son Patrick 37yrs
The brightest star that ever shone ☘💚☘💚☘💚
Just thinking of my dear son took to soon age 27 .
I remember going to see Christy in barrowland with him .
The memory will live with me forever
Thanks Christy 💔💔💔
thank you for sharing that x Christy ?
...as we say in Liverpool..'he's one of us' x
I remember the Irish summer of 1979. After the Lisdoonvarna Music Festival I mad my way up to the 29th Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. I heard a young woman sign the song. She stole my soul. She never told me her name full name. Just Dana. I wrote a story about that trip.
BeautifulThank you👍👍❤️💗💓
Beautiful reading these comments, folks.
I'm a Scots Glasgow Bhoy, with a strong Irish bloodline (having done our Family Tree several years ago). So close, yet so far.
Cultural and musical heroes like Christy make us feel at home when they come to Scotland.
Erin go Bragh 🇮🇪 ⚔️ 🏴 Alba gu Bràth
Could always come home. I met a few scot families in the west of Ireland, that decided to move back to their ancestral homeland.
Two songs from CHRISTIE. The colour is Black. AND ordinary man. UNBELIEVABLE tracks.
God Bless. God bless to all of you who understand these Christy lyrics. These lyrics haunt me (still) 19 years after I first discovered them. 😪 It means so much to me.
Who are the knuckle heads that dislike this rendition?
I love this song
North men south men comrades all !!!!
Hauntling beautiful. Rock on Christy!!
Christy Moore - at his classic best.
If you would take a moment to check out my cover of this beautiful, beautiful song it wouldn't go unappreciated! Make sure to subscribe before you take off as well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIzwCYmztQw&feature=youtu.be
Thanks for your time!
Roll on Saturday night in Glasgow cant wait to see him for the first time : )
Christy your music helped me through hard times in prison always love ya pal
Rip Shane xx
ONE OF MY MOST FAVOURITE. LIVED 2 DOORS AWAY FROM CHRISTY,S FAMILY HOME. MET HIM IN LOCAL PUB A FEW TIMES. HE WAS AN ORDINARY MAN. NOW HE IS STILL VERY MUCH IN MY MUSIC FAVOURITES. KEEP GOING CHRISTY XX
My wife and I aren't doing so well and now she's about to go on a sea deployment. We're both sailors. Not sure if when she'll be back or if she will be mine when she does come back. I heard this and was brought to my knees in tears. Sad is the sailor's life.
Christy. Yer only man1
I can only join the comment of darrin42. Great without a lot of commerce... The world needs more of this guys.
This is shit fuck iff
Such feeling. Christy has what the Spanish call "duende": the ability to make listeners cry.
Of all the stars that ever shone
Not one does twinkle like your pale blue eyes
Like golden corn at harvest time your hair
Sailing in my boat the wind
Gently blows and fills my sail
Your sweet-scented breath is everywhere
Daylight peeping through the curtain
Of the passing night time is your smile
And the sun in the sky is like your laugh
Come back to me my Nancy
Linger for just a little while
Since you left these shores I've known no peace
Nor joy
Chorus:
No matter where I wander I'm still haunted
By your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
Standing by the ocean wondering where you've
Gone, if you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain
On the day in Spring when snow starts to melt
And streams to flow
With the birds I'll sing this song
Then in the while I'll wander
Down by bluebell stream where wild flowers grow
And I'll hope that lovely Nancy will return
Chorus.
Beautiful x
magic Christy
Great job on Nancy Spain
I know every song off by heart
He is one of the few people who can fill a room himself
My mum used to sing this to me when I was small and when I heard this I was like OMG I was streaming!
I first saw Christy Moore back in 1971. I've loved his music ever since.
love this song so beautiful .
Of all the stars that ever shone
Not one does twinkle like your pale blue eyes
Like golden corn at harvest time your hair
Sailing in my boat the wind
Gently blows and fills my sail
Your sweet-scented breath is everywhere
Daylight peeping through the curtain
Of the passing night time is your smile
And the sun in the sky is like your laugh
Come back to me my Nancy
Linger for just a little while
Since you left these shores I've known no peace
Nor joy
Chorus:
No matter where I wander I'm still haunted
by your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
Standing by the ocean wondering where you've
gone, if you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain
On the day in Spring when snow starts to melt
And streams to flow
With the birds I'll sing this song
Then in the while I'll wander
Down by bluebell stream where wild flowers grow
And I'll hope that lovely Nancy will retur
its down by bluebell grove
other than that thanks for taking the time to share the lyrics with us
Christy doesn't only sing with his voice....He sings with his Heart...and when he closes his eyes, he see's what he's singing about....
wonderful song.i cry the whole time.this year i was in Dublin the first time and it was such a wonderful time and i never met so lovely people before and i was sad as i have to go back to germany
I'm happy you enjoyed our country :)
If you ever come back you should head out west. truly beautiful. An ancient culture out there.
IrishNoodles i want to go to Galway with my little son next year
Kathrin Gültzow ...Galway lohnt sich. Macht doch nen Abstecher durch die Burren nach Doolin! Ein Besuch in Murphys Pub und die besten Muscheln essen..
Kathrin Gültzow welcome to EIRE!!!! Always a pleasure. Come back soon..
Kathrin Gültzow (
what a man
one of he's best.. I said one of he's best
load of bolox!
load of bollox!haha
some thinks are to beautiful for words
absolute legend. I need to see this man live before its too late. the emotion in his songs gets me everytime
Great memories!I hope this video hits 1 million very soon!☺
The daughter of the man from scapa flow is my sister
Pat O'Connor christy told me she's a whore
your a scud man alright
It's actually Christys wife.
A small bit of respect Lads!
(great tunes)
christy i DORE YOY I AM OLD STOCK FROM MC CARTYS ENBANKMENT FURIES DAVEY WAS A GOOD FRIEND KILLTEEL WARFIELDS NOLE FRANK NEVER GET ANY ONE LIKE THEM FOLEYS MIRRION ROW SATURDAY NIGHT THEY WERE WERE MY LIFE FRANK AND NOEL GOOD LADS I AM STILL HERE JIM ACCIORDION PLAYER NATISION WONCE AGIAN SEAN SOUTH FROM GARRY OWEN AND A GOOD FEW LAMENTS LIKE MOUNT JOY JAIL. MICAEL COLLENGES SORRY ABOUT SPELLINGS CHRISTY , I LISSION EVERY NIGHT SOME OFF SONGS ARE SO HEART BREAKING THE WEST ASSASLEEP AND CARRIGFERGISIN AND ONLY AUR RIVERS RUN FREE WILLY MC BRIDE THE POGESPOORE BENGY WAS STILL IN OLD CITY MORG CHRISTY I PLAYED WITH A MAN DAN MC CARTHY FRO9M KEALKIL BANTRY CHRISTY I AM ONE OFF THE BOYS FROM ARTAINE I LISSION TO YOU EVERY NIGHT I AM WRIGHTING A BOOCK NOT ME FRIEND STATE THERETH ME I WILL GET JAIL IF I SAY ANNY THING, I WILL DIE IN JAIL GLADLY FOR MY CAUCE ANOTHER MAN CAME FROM BACKGROUND MOUTHORGIAN PLAYER I CAN DO GOOD ,LAMENT ANNY SONG SAD I NEVER GOT ANNY HELP SUFFRING FROM ABUSE MY MIND IS WRECKED OLD SONGS BRING ME BACK I AM TRYING TO PLAY GITUAR AND BANGO AND MOUTH ORGIAN SOME I DO WELL WHEN I DO PLAY I CRY LAMENTS I DONT WAT TO SAY BLESS U CHRISTY LOVE TO MEET U SOME DAY I LIVE IN ARD GROOM CASTELTOWEN BEAR WEST CORCK MY HOME IS SMALL BUT U CHRISTY ARE A GEM....I HAVE TWINS CFOME DOWN TO ME GARRY CARROLLL BANGO PLAYER CHERICTY LISSION TO HIM SOME TIME THISS GUY IS GOOD CHRISTH I AM ANORANDY MAN YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE CHRISTY HENNESY WOT U THINK I AM GOOD SMACKED CHRISTY TAKE CARE JIM WARFIELDS ONLY OUR RIVER RUNS FREE~~~~ by hope u can make sence off this i can see peopel face if u walked in door i know this will never happen in my lie time my tow suns got married and could not go becauseby christy for moment talk soon jim
dad loved playing his songs and now I love playing them
Yeah, i hated it as a kid. But now Irish folk, both english and as gaeilge, is my favorite.
Christy Moore your warmth in your songs and the words have no equal and make me feel at home although unfortunately far!SAOIRSE Eireann
Best version of this song EVER!!!!
👍👍👍
Truly Beautiful..
Christy's best, if I could hear only one song from him, this would be it.
Thank you
ps why 51 people don't like this is beyond me Angus
absolutely fantasticAngus MacCuish
"The daughter of the Man from Scappa Flow"..says it all Awesome...
he absolutely fantastic
Christy is the best ever.
quality
Classic
Another Christy classic
I'm travelled from germany to kerry to See Christy live. Don't understand all the lyrics, but his and voice makes me cry all the time. Can't get enough from Christy! I love Ireland and the irish People and culture. Thanks!
Beautiful
Up the irish 💚🇨🇮
Yes she did , this song was written in her honour
Were you at walking on cars two years ago ??
salamigeist keep listening buddy you’ll learn the words 😎🇮🇪🥃
My mother named me after this song :)
she is very wise
she did you justice
Nancy Davis beautiful
She didn't
I would hope this was true, Miss Davis. At least, let us know either way. TY 🙂
We will never have an artist like christy in my time again.
for all the stars that ever shone, christy thats u, thank you for your voice, thank you for reminding thats all irish , your voice reminds us, you are remarkable....god bless u, thank u...l love your voice emotion...xxxxxsusie
an irish genius....pure gold.
Beauitful
So beautiful and gentle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing song but christy is amazing-er ;)
Oisín Sheehan and a
I love this song
Claire Munro. Could have been written for you.
I saw this man perform on a show called Other Voices and this is a singer that tells a story and a good conversationist. I want to discover more of his music and how many albums this guy done.
He is a man i know well, google him, he has a huge amount of recordings, very popular here in Ireland
@TrueBlueEG8
Here sure is and there aren't many singers like him around. He is the last great breed of story telling singers you'll see in Ireland.
@Max Brand True, true, true
@Max Brand there are people not yet born in Ireland who will tell great story's, never fear the future.
@Adrian MacGrath Hear you brother. I hope he's doing well.
my dad chose this one for his funeral. born in ireland he loved music all his life. as i do.
guwan oud dat Christy
So sorry CHRISTY,hav'nt listen for a while,now i just have to say a breath of fresh air :))
I have seen him many times but his gig i Bray on the Boghall Road was special.
great song never get sick of listing to christy moore
wow this is just amazing great song and great artist
'still haunted by your name'.....jus sayin
1:22 - clik
just read your comments. irish music is a strange thing, it creeps up on you and grabs your heart. A wonderfull people a shame us brits caused them so much trouble. I am so glad you like the song
Thanks sincerely
our music would probably not have this quality only for the shared history between the islands.
the portrait of your beauty stays the same
one of the most beautiful songs written
That's amongst the best comments I've ever read on youtube....there's a book in that...
This song always reminds me of my Granny, Nancy Macdonald from Glen Roy who was a nurse in Salonika in WW1 - she returned to marry her beau Dr Sandy Watson in 1918 who was a MO with the Royal Scots on Gallipoli...their love endured...
for me mam
Wander.
My MAM WAS A LADY!!!!!!Miss ya Mam !
i was named after this song... :(
You should learn how to type without looking like an illiterate potato.
When a singer and song are in perfect harmony such as this..it stops you dead in your tracks. Hypnotic and heartbreakingly beautiful. G'man Christy !!
@squirell1952 do everyone a favour and go die
@squirell1952 please be quiet and go somewhere else
@squirell1952 Nancy spain was a name gotten from the Herald newspaper by Barney Rushe who wrote this song!!! HA!
@squirell1952 another bigot raises his ugly head
Its been years since I listened to him, still gives me goosebumps!!