The Ballad of Geraldine - Donovan

Oh
I was born with the name geraldine
With hair coal black as a raven
I travelled my life without a care
Ah
But all my love I was savin'
Oh
The winds blew high and the trees did sway
Not much from life was I askin'
Till I met someone to give all my love
All my love
So long an' lasting
Oh
Good were the parts we played in our game
And a long ways off was tomorrow
But my love was a rambler and restless as the sea
And in the tide came sorrow
Oh
A child of the night is goin' to be born
I can't explain my confusion
Is my love thinkin' to marry me at all
Or of the freedom he thinks he'll be losin'
I sit with my friends in the gay crowded room
My friends they're smokin' and a talkin'
But it all seems so empty
My love is not there
So I'll go into the streets a walkin'
My baby is a growin' as a growin' it must
If I were to lose it
It would grieve me
My love is so helpless and I'm wonderin' what to do
Oh
How I yearn to help him
Oh
We could go to the land of your choice
Where the false shame won't come knockin' at our door
I've a feeling in my heart and it's crushing all my hopes
I think I'm gonna be hurt some more
Oh
I was born with the name geraldine
With hair coal black as a raven
I travelled my life without a care
Ah
But all my love I was savin'