The pilgrim's padreen*

(The family that prays together stays together)

Now, Jack takes up his mobile phone,

He's calling his love Jill,

He's walking to St Jacques alone

Although he loves her still;

And all this separation,

It is quite against his will:

From ruddy eyes, the tears that fall

His sorrowings distill:

Refr 1,2,3:

Are you lonesome tonight?

Why did you walk away?

I'm weeping like a child,

Cause I wanted you to stay:

And on the great camino

Alone I walk my way:

Why didn't you love me so?

Why didn't just we pray?

His call is only reaching

An answering machine

He stammers half his message

And prays a sad padreen:

Because it is a Friday.

His Jill is going e'en

Unto the kindergarden

To fetch their own Jolene

"Oh, mummy, who's the funny man

who made the answered call?

How did he know my name and yours

and how the phone to call?

I think he kind of liked you,

Though I didn't get it all:

He was crying like a littl'one

Though the voice was of a tall!"

It pressed her heart to hear her child

Her father not to know

And all the pious tenderness

Unknowing she did show:

And all the hate that had gone wild

That eve so long ago

Was melting like a piece of ice

July, Santiago:

Refr 4:

Yeah I'm lonesome tonight!

Why did I walk away?

I've hurt my only child

When you wanted us to stay!

Though on the great camino

Alone you walk your way,

We'll be in Santiago,

We'll meet, and kiss, and pray!

*padreen=rosary