Christy Moore - North And South Of The River Lyrics

Sweet song, Christy is one of the greats surely.

They just don't make them like this no more 🍀

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Lyrics
I want to reach out over the lough
And feel your hand across the water
Walk with you along an unapproved road
Not looking over my shoulder
I want to see
I want to hear
To understand your fears
But we're north and south of the river


I've been doing it wrong
all of my life
This holy town has turned me over
A young man running from what he didn't understand
As the wind from the lough just blew colder and colder


There was a badness that had its way
But love was not lost
it just got mislaid
North and south of the river


Can we stop playing these old tattoos?
Darling I don't have the answer
I want to meet you where you are
I don't need you to surrender
There is no feeling so alone
as when the one you're hurting is your own
North and south of the river


Some high ground is not worth taking
Some connections are not worth making
There's an old church bell no longer ringing
And some old songs not worth singing


North and south of the river
North and south of the river

There is no feeling so alone is when the one your hurting is your own!!

probably the most prophetic line in the whole song

North and South sider of the Liffey

I want to reach out over the lough
And feel your hand across the water
Walk with you along an unapproved road
Not looking over my shoulder
I want to see
I want to hear
To understand your fears
But we're north and south of the river

I've been doing it wrong
All of my life
This holy town has turned me over
A young man running from what he didn't understand
As the wind from the lough just blew colder and colder

There was a badness that had its way
But love was not lost
It just got mislaid
North and south of the river

Can we stop playing these old tattoos?
Darling I don't have the answer
I want to meet you where you are
I don't need you to surrender
There is no feeling so alone
As when the one you're hurting is your own
North and south of the river

Some high ground is not worth taking
Some connections are not worth making
There's an old church bell no longer ringing
And some old songs not worth singing

North and south of the river
North and south of the river

LET THERE BE NO PANIC 😂🐐

Brilliant

You have made my day sir

A man on the run from what he cant understand.feckin Christy your the man .been listening to u scince don.t forget your shovel 83-85 i think you provoke such emotion .missing you usually makes me cry what lryics made me aware of the plight of us irish .Travellers rights .of the downtrodden and oppressed thanx Christy .ulster prod sorry to my catholic neighbours for the wrongs of my forefathers

You don't have to apologise . My forefathers weren't that nice to yours when they had the chance either. We're all Irish brothers now . Beautiful comment

@Oisín Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh im getting goosebumps listening to christy and reading your kind comment i love our country and our people if the protestant and catholic working class could be united we could accomplish anything need to get rid off inefectual polititions who revel in keeping us devided not to mention that lot accoss the irish sea

@Robbie Banks couldn't agree more. Christy is a great balodeer and talking to young protestant friends I know we have more in common than separating us . Too bad the working class uniting was stopped by the church and the government or we might have avoided the troubles if the past fifty years or so . I have strong hopes for the future though. Go néirí an bóthar leat agus beannacht dé ort a chara . May the road rise to meet you and god bless you my friend

@Oisín Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh I consider myself very fortunate .although coming from a fascist run (uda ) estate .my early intrest in punk music led to a wet behind the ears young protestant led to my mixing with my fellow irishman so the crap didn.t effect me as much also my travels fishing all over ireland has led me to realize we are the people .who but dup or ulster unionists wouldn.t want to b irish we have hearts and souls and i love it

This should be the theme tune for brexit!!!!

Christy go on one of the best

Christy tops ever to me always thank you Both Christy and Declan

free that island

Free your mind first

Bono ye cunt...

Beautiful will stand time thank you Christy and Declan

My good friend christy dedicated this to me in vicar street about 10 years ago....

the buill why

Going.to see him in London. Next year can’t wait

Damn feeling sorry for my self drifting alone in a sea of whiskey love ya Christy might have to spend all my money on coming from Australia too see you fuck every thing else will be worth it

I PRESUME THE LOUGH IS CARLINGFORD AS IT IS NORTH & SOUTH OF THE BORDER .

Christy at his best...Legend!

On yea go young man .... busting moves ... we are north n South of the river ....

still have the ticket must see if i have any footage

Top class from the boys😃👍

Amazing ever Christy and Declan thank you

Who is the guitarist?

Christie recovering alcholic gives me hope great artist dam proud too be irish

That goes for ulster prod proud to be irish .a most beautiful song brings tear to my eye every time .there is no feeling so alone when the one your hurtin is your own

Declan & Christy, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Batman & Robin, Ying & Yang

My dad just introduced me to Christy's music. I immediately fell in love. Such raw emotion, power and soul in his music. Play on Christy!

Ryan Abbott my dad did also christy club

When I first heard this I was overwhelmed. At a festival, flags waving, I ended up in tears. Sounds like a cheesy memory, ten years on, but this song still has it.

THE LEGEND CHRISTY MOORE RIDE ON

Christy is the greatest singer I've ever heard. and I have seen him play in the Barrowlands. And he was as usual tremendous. I love u Christy bhoy.

Tune - Powerful lyrics

Think this about swinging both ways Christy once got sucked off by a dude and enjoyed it but didn't want to be gay so moved away from him

You're the only Bendt person here!

15 hun bastards

Brendan Lynch get a fuckin life

Love this man

Christy Moore is truly touched, a song smith.

Poke me, poke me harder... Oh yeah baby baby

Anita Murphy which hole

AMAZING...

Class tune

This song used to be a 1990 demo for Achtung Baby called Take Today. I really like what U2 and Christy Moore were able to do with it.

Cool 😎 tune

Amazing is an understatement

What tuning is this?

Standard

What a tune & what a live performance

Thanks for this Maurice... 720p, as well. You're a champ.

not bad but I like U2's version better

catnaping U2 are fucking​ horrible what you on about? Plastic Paddys fs..

kellykinsellives no fuckin way

What a langer you are!

No need to shit on U2, they wrote this song along with Christy Moore, it's just as much their creation as his.

Not sure what song your listening to because U2's version is absolute garbage. LOL

Brilliant post, what's Christy is all about, an icon

Amazing.. Christy is the man... What a tune, so much emotion.

Aye whatever

Anita Murphy , have some respect

@Anita Murphy grow up

Anita murphy if this tune doesn.t touch you
You.ve no soul

One of those artists that makes me want to pick up a guitar

Same here :)

One of those who makes it Clear that I shouldn't :-)

Did ya pick one up in the end?

sweaty BOLLOCKS

So what haters gonna hate I guess

brilliant

He amazing mint song bring me back when I was a young child he mint

Breaks my heart.

It was a collaboration between Christy, Bono and the Edge. He sang it and they did back up vocals. Then Christy did this acoustic version by himself, followed by U2 doing a version in 97. Great tune, whatever version you listen to, I like them all!

was co written by Christy, Bono and the Edge

Fuckin beast tune..

Classic Song of U2 ;-)

That they both wrote. ;-)Do your homework.

Lyrically they both collaborated on it yes. Musically it's U2's baby from *way before* either artist released a version. The song was originally demo'ed by U2 in an earlier form at Dublin STS in 1990 and known as 'Walk On By' / 'Take Today', the origins and core of the song are there minus the lyrics of NaSotR. A beautiful aching U2 melody.

Classic song. Such power. An apt song for our time

saw him in galway 2012 arts fest galway..legend

saw cristy back in in 94 ,,loved every minuted of it ,,true singer ,,slan anios mo charra ,,

erie32c Don't pretend to know how to speak Irish.