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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lankum
Lankum
Performer
Cormac Mac Diarmada
Cormac Mac Diarmada
Performer
Radie Peat
Radie Peat
Performer
Katie Sullivan
Katie Sullivan
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cormac Mac Diarmada
Cormac Mac Diarmada
Arranger
Daragh Lynch
Daragh Lynch
Arranger
Ian Lynch
Ian Lynch
Arranger
John ‘Spud’ Murphy
Arranger
Radie Peat
Radie Peat
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cormac Mac Diarmada
Cormac Mac Diarmada
Producer
Daragh Lynch
Daragh Lynch
Producer
Ian Lynch
Ian Lynch
Producer
John ‘Spud’ Murphy
Mixing Engineer
Radie Peat
Radie Peat
Producer

Lyrics

Well when I first came to town
They called me the roving jewel
Now they've changed their tune
Call me Katie Cruel
And when I first came to town
They bought me drinks a'plenty
Now they've changed their tune
Hand me the bottles empty
And if I was where I would be
Then I'd be where I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I cannot
Oh diddle aye, hum diddle aye, diddle ay
Through the woods I am going
Down through the boggy mires
Straightway down the road
'Til I come to my heart's desire
And if I was where I would be
Then I'd be where I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I cannot
Oh diddle aye, hum diddle aye, diddle ay
Well when I first came to town
They called me the roving jewel
Now they've changed their tune
Call me Katie Cruel
And when I first came to town
They bought me drinks a'plenty
Now they've changed their tune
Hand me the bottles empty
And if I was where I would be
Then I'd be where I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I cannot
Oh diddle aye, hum diddle aye, diddle ay
Written by: Traditional
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