Down is my Home. Claire Thompson
(A rewrite of Cornwall my home by Fisherman’s Friends)
Verse 1]
F C
I've stood on the Floodgates in the sun's evening glow
G
Took the coastal pathway, where the ferries come and go
F C
Watched the coastguard scramble and the waves beat them back
G C
Hear seagulls squawking, as the North Sea wind blows
[Chorus]
Fadd9 C
And no one will ever move me from this land
G
Until the Lord calls me to sit at His hand
Fadd9 C
For this is my Eden, and I’m not alone
G C
For this is my county, and Down is my home
[Verse 2]
Fadd9
I've left childish footsteps in the Ballyholme sands
G
Braved sea waves at Groomsport, and settled my scorns
Fadd9 C
I've climbed Scrabo’s hillside, ascended the tower
G C
And gazed on lough waters as the planes get airbourne
[Chorus]
Fadd9 C
And no one will ever move me from this land
G
Until the Lord calls me to sit at His hand
Gsus2 Fadd9 C
For this is my Eden, and I'm not alone
G C
For this is my County and Down is my home
[Verse 3]
Fadd9 C
Masts clink down in Bangor, may the town rise again
G
Get a Guinness in fealties, and join in the song
Fadd9 C
For Down is my County, and I'll tell you why
G C
Because I was born here and here I shall die
[Chorus]
Fadd9 C
And no one will ever move me from this land
C G
Until the Lord calls me to sit at His hand
Fadd9 C
For this is my Eden, and I'm not alone
G C
For this is my County and Down is my home
[Outro]
For this is my County and this is my home