Skye Boat Song – sing along with the recording (Preston and the lunch gang)

Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing,
‘Onward!’ the sailors cry.
Carry the lad that’s born to be king
Over the sea to Skye.

Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar,
Thunderclaps rend the air.
Baffled, our foes stand by the shore,
Follow they will not dare.

Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing,
‘Onward!’ the sailors cry.
Carry the lad that’s born to be king
Over the sea to Skye.

Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep,
Ocean’s a royal bed.
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep
Watch by your weary head.

Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing,
‘Onward!’ the sailors cry.
Carry the lad that’s born to be king
Over the sea to Skye.

 

En Roulant Ma Boule – for those that know this one 😉

En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.
En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.

Behind our home and out beyond,
En roulant ma boule,
Three ducks came swimming on our pond.
Rouli, roulant, ma boule roulant.

En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.
En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.

A hunting came the king's son.
En roulant ma boule,
And scared away the whi-te one.
Rouli, roulant, ma boule roulant.

En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.
En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.

Oh wicked prince, what have you done?
En roulant ma boule,
My duck with eyes of di-amonds!
Rouli, roulant, ma boule roulant.

En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.
En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.

On the Back of an Eagle

I would fly on the back of an eagle,
On a warm and windy day;
From a place quite high,
In the clear blue sky,
I would feel the air,
Blowing through my hair, -
And watch the sights below.

Fly eagle, fly eagle. 
Fly eagle, fly!

I would fly on the back of an eagle,
On a warm and windy day;
From a place quite high,
In the clear blue sky,
I’d remember a song,
From a time long gone, -
And touch the clouds floating by.

Fly eagle, fly eagle. 
Fly eagle, fly!

I would fly on the back of an eagle,
On a warm and windy day;
From a place quite high,
In the clear blue sky,
I would look to see,
What is yet to be, -
And laugh with the sparkling sun.

Fly eagle, fly eagle. 
Fly eagle, fly!
Fly eagle, fly!