1) an English folk … Read Full Bio ↴There are numerous artists named Sam Lee, including:
1) an English folk musician
2) a Korean artist
3) a Taiwanese artist
1) Sam Lee is a folk-singer, song-collector, promoter, radio host, TV personality, teacher and owner of a restless mind luckily powered with generous supplies of optimistic energy.
He's a natural singer but the practice was new to him until his first encounter with folk-song some six years ago, an epiphany that compelled him to abandon his work as a visual artist, teacher of wilderness survival and part-time burlesque dancer and go in search of the last custodians of the living traditions, the Gypsy Traveller community.
He spent a four-year apprenticeship under the legendary, late Scottish Traveller Stanley Robertson - last of the great ballad singers - becoming the musical 'next of kin' to Stanley's vast repertoire of songs which, with his band, he interprets using unconventional instrumentation and arrangements, challenging preconceptions of what 'traditional folk' should sound like.
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2) Sam Lee is a Korean artist
3) Sam Lee is a Taiwanese artist
Goodbye My Darling
Sam Lee Lyrics
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It won’t be for long
Though it may be for years
Not forever
For it’s ongoing away love for several years
And I would think of my darling forever
For as I’m going away love
With a drink in my hand
And a girl on my knee
And if I couldn’t maintain you for seven years more
Then I would think of my darling forever
Oh england oh england
I’ll not see you more
For I’m worn out with fever cast down to death’s door
And if ever I live to see seven years more
Then I would think of my darling forever
Now the warden’s they stand with their whips in their hands
Just to see us fall all convicts go
Ploughing the land
And you hard hearted judges how cruel you be
You have sent us away
To warden’s row warden’s row, warden’s row
For a lifetime to go
For a lifetime to go
For a lifetime to go
Just to see us fall all convicts go
Ploughing the land
And if ever I live to see seven years more
Then I would think of my darling forever
Sam Lee's "Goodbye My Darling" is a mournful goodbye from a person who is about to embark on a journey, possibly to prison. The lyrics express the heart-wrenching pain of leaving loved ones behind and the hope that the separation is temporary, not forever. The singer humbly accepts their fate by going away to see an old castle and enjoy some liquor with a girl on their knee.
The stanza, "For as I’m going away love, to see the old castle, with a drink in my hand, and a girl on my knee" represents the wayward lifestyle that has led the singer to this point of separation. The line "And if I couldn’t maintain you for seven years more, then I would think of my darling forever" reveals that the separation could last for up to seven years, but the thought of the lost loved one will remain with them for eternity.
The second verse speaks of the cruel and harsh life that awaits them with the possibility of hard labor, and the desperate hope that they will live to see a broken sentence and return to their loved ones, "And if ever I live to see seven years more, then I would think of my darling forever." The final lines of the song seem to be a parting shot at the judges who have passed the sentence and sent the singer away, to a lifetime to go.
Line by Line Meaning
For it’s goodbye my darling
Saying farewell to my beloved
It won’t be for long
The separation won't be permanent
Though it may be for years
Even if the absence is for a long time
Not forever
But it won't last for eternity
For it’s ongoing away love for several years
It's a necessary departure for a period of time
And I would think of my darling forever
Although far away, my sweetheart will always be in my heart
For as I’m going away love
As I depart from my love
To see the old castle
To visit an ancient castle
With a drink in my hand
Enjoying an alcoholic beverage
And a girl on my knee
With a companion by my side
And if I couldn’t maintain you for seven years more
If I am unable to be with you for another seven years
Then I would think of my darling forever
You will still be remembered fondly
Oh england oh england
Addressing England with affection
I’ll not see you more
It's likely the last time I'll visit
For I’m worn out with fever cast down to death’s door
As a result of illness, I am close to death
And if ever I live to see seven years more
If I am able to survive for another seven years
Then I would think of my darling forever
You will still be remembered fondly
Now the warden’s they stand with their whips in their hands
The prison guards are watching with their weapons
Just to see us fall all convicts go
Eagerly waiting for us to make a mistake
Ploughing the land
Working hard in the fields
And you hard hearted judges how cruel you be
The judges are merciless and cruel
You have sent us away
They have sent us to prison
To warden’s row warden’s row, warden’s row
To a cell block named Warden's Row
For a lifetime to go
We have a lifetime of imprisonment ahead
For a lifetime to go
We have a lifetime of imprisonment ahead
For a lifetime to go
We have a lifetime of imprisonment ahead
Just to see us fall all convicts go
The guards hope for our failure as we work in the fields
Ploughing the land
Working hard in the fields
And if ever I live to see seven years more
If I am lucky to survive for another seven years
Then I would think of my darling forever
You will still be remembered fondly
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Samuel Lee
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@TheBlackMagicWoman1
This is the most beautiful song I've ever heard. 💜
@Villekulla44
Never heard of Sam Lee until today. Heard this song on the radio and I'm sharing it around. I love it. Also bought a copy of it.
@elmour
just beautiful... I got your album for a christmas present to myself!
@Bozhenka8
Saw you during the Colours festival and it just made my day :) Thank you very much for that. I used to listen to old english, scottish and irish folk songs since I was a little girl and it always gives me such a warm feeling that I can't explain. Your voice is truly great! :)
@filamenttheatreuk
Lovely Sam. I love the fact that nobody bats an eyelid that you're carrying a coracle on your back!
@JoanneCooperSA
Loved this. Keep up the good work Sam
@helpie_lad3249
Great song mate. Can't beat a bit of Folk and Irish tunes. Think I speak for every Peaky Blinders fan when I say "you HAVE to bring out the song you sang at the gypsy wedding" I know the lyrics are in Airdog, but the song on PB is a great catchy jig tune and you sang it brilliantly.
@BrajeshKumar-kh5hy
Great music and voice.. will love to to listen more..
@_JessStar
love this. good folk music
@alexandrakjaerulffgummer6575
I would think of my darling forever, oh and so much more. Love this :)