OfftoCalifornia（爱尔兰民歌）

OfftoCalifornia（爱尔兰民歌）Off To California
IrishJacobiteswhofollowedthedefeatedStuarts
to the Continent came to beknown asWild Geese
The name was extended laterto cover the countless
immigrants who left for America，driven by taxes
famine，clearances of tenants from their land，and
more taxes。Eighty thousand menreached the coast
ofCalifornia in n a rush for gold。Five hun
dred ships，deserted by their crews，lay in the bay
of San Franciscon ，only eight percent of
the population ofCaliforniawasfemale，and in the
mining communities，only two percent
After the Incredible StringBand was ended，my
wife andIwent toCalifornia and Ifinished this
bookof tunes that I started inScotland，over there
This hornpipes a dandy。The first part is full of
letsgo，the second part is full ofbygones。The
settingof the tune hereis thewayIplay it，and in
the secondpartIve includeda hint of an American
tune calledBlackberry Blossom
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