Sweet Sinéad
So I bet you think this project dropped off the face of the earth, right? No, sirree. I’m still kicking. I had a test this morning, so that took all of my attention, though.
This song was actually written on Sunday and Monday. I just wasn’t able to record it until today because of time restraints and all that.
Just a note about the song, it’s based in the 1700’s. The town of Port-de-paix is on the northern coast of Haiti. Wikipedia is great for finding odd rhymes. 
Also, I’m sorry about the various faux pas in the recording. It’s a technically tough piece to play, and I wigged out at the end.
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Sweet Sinead
Words and Music by Jordan Dennis
Written on February 3rd and 4th, 2008
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I left my love in Dublin town
To gain a fortune and renown
I broke my word and never returned
A callow youth with much to learn
My brother came to Port-De-Paix
And found me there, drunk and fey
He said she wept a river of tears
And grew more wretched each new year
Oh sweet Sinéad I love you dear
Though I’ve been gone these many years
And if I could return to thee
I’d cleave to you for eternity
At first his pleas bore no fruit
I paid little heed, resolute
That life was gone, across the sea
How could her pain now affect me?
But then I thought of joys we’d shared,
The love we’d had when I was there.
The life I led here was mislaid
I resolved to go back to Sinéad.
Oh sweet Sinéad I love you dear
Though I’ve been gone these many years
And if I could return to thee
I’d cleave to you for eternity
I followed through with my plan
And joined a ship, an excited man.
About halfway, a nor’easter blew
The ship went down with all the crew.
And now I roam the ocean floor
With all I loved in reach no more.
There’s all of time to nurse my shame
And hear the waves sing out her name.
Oh sweet Sinéad I love you dear
Though I’ve been gone these many years
And if I could return to thee
I’d cleave to you for eternity
