Bonny Portmore

Jörgen Elofsson

O Bonny Portmore, I am sorry to see
Such a woeful destruction of your ornament tree
For it stood on your shore for many's the long day
Till the long boats from Antrim came to float it away.

O Bonny Portmore, you shine where you stand
And the more I think on you the more I think long
If I had you now as I had once before
All the Lords in Old England would not purchase Portmore.

All the birds in the forest they bitterly weep
Saying, "Where shall we shelter or where shall we sleep?"
For the Oak and the Ash, they are all cutten down
And the walls of Bonny Portmore are all down to the ground.

O Bonny Portmore, you shine where you stand
And the more I think on you the more I think long
If I had you now as I had once before
All the Lords of Old England would not purchase Portmore.

Trivia about the song Bonny Portmore by Loreena McKennitt

On which albums was the song “Bonny Portmore” released by Loreena McKennitt?
Loreena McKennitt released the song on the albums “All Souls Night” in 1991, “The Mystic's Dream” in 1995, “The Visit CD + DVD” in 2004, “Live in Paris And Toronto” in 2006, “The Journey So Far: The Best Of Loreena McKennitt” in 2014, and “Live At The Royal Albert Hall” in 2019.
Who composed the song “Bonny Portmore” by Loreena McKennitt?
The song “Bonny Portmore” by Loreena McKennitt was composed by Jörgen Elofsson.

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