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From the singing of Mrs. John Coughlin, Ellerslie, Prince Edward Island. In Edward D. (Sandy) Ives, Drive Dull Care Away, pp. 35–37.

I like to think of this song as a sequel to “Jim Whalen,” continuing the story after his death. This connection, however, has not been documented. This song is even better known than “Jim Whalen,” with variants all over Canada and the U.S.

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Lost Jimmy Whalen

Slowly as I strayed on the banks of a river
A-viewing those roses as the evening drew nigh
As onward I rambled I espied a fair damsel
She was weeping and wailing with many a sigh.

She was weeping for one that was now lying lonely
Weeping for one that no mortal can save
For the dark rolling waters lie slowly around him
As onward they flow over young Jimmy’s grave.

Slowly there rose from the depths of the desert
A vision of beauty more brighter than the sun
With roses of crimson around him a-waving
To speak to this young one he just had begun.

“Why do you call me from redlums* of glory
Back to this wide world I no longer can stay
To embrace you once more in my strong loving arms
To see you once more I have come from my grave.”

“Darling,” she said, “won’t you bury me with you
Do not desert me to weep and to mourn
But take me, oh take me along with you, Jimmy
To sleep with you down in your cold silent tomb.”

“Darling,” he said, “you are asking a favour”
That no mortal person can grant unto thee
For deep is the desert that parts us asunder
And wide is the gulf lies between you and me.”

She threw herself down and she wept bitterly
In the deepest of anguish those words she did say
“Oh, you are my darling, my lost Jimmy Whalen
I’ll sigh ’til I die by the side of your grave.”

*realms

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from Safe & Sound: Traditional Canadian Folk Songs, released April 1, 2022
Maura Volante, vocals

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Maura Volante Ottawa, Ontario

Maura Volante is a singer of traditional folk songs, with a focus on those collected in Canada. She discovered folk music in the 1960s and has deepened her understanding over the decades. Maura has performed at festivals, coffee houses, concerts and living rooms all over Canada (and worldwide on Zoom), as well as passing on her knowledge and enthusiasm through workshops, courses and lessons. ... more

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