Finity's End 10 - Luck of the Rileys [HQ]

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[character: Allison Reilly; book: Merchanter's Luck]
Lyrics.
I was bored out on leave in a space station bar
With a cousin or two on a spree
When this spacer came in, lookin’ down on his luck
And he stood there just starin’ at me
Well, he followed me out to a bar down the road
He’d fell short of the gambit he played
He bought me a drink with the last chit he had
And he shorted the bar when he paid
Chorus:
Between Union and Earthside
Wherever the spacers fly free
For all Dublin and my pride
And the luck of the Rileys with me.
Well, he said he was looking for crew for his ship
The last one he had didn't stay
And he asked me if I would be game for a trip-
Oh, I laughed and then I looked away.
But I covered his debt-oh, what else could I do?
His audacity touched at my pride
When I offered my help, well, he played the damn fool
When I asked him his troubles, he lied
(Chorus)
I was well on my way out of port Union side
At Pell Station on “Dublin Again”
When he followed us through with no crew for his pride
And came asking for me like a friend
Well, it took some hard talking but I bailed him out-
'Twas a passel of trouble he’d flown!
And I got him a crew full of “Dublin’s” own kin-
Ah, but he’d got a post of our own!
(Chorus)
Oh, we’d barely left Pell when the trouble began
And with Mallory’s cargo in hold
He locked the computer down tight as a drum
And he watched us each one like a Bowe
And to make matters worse, by the time we reached port,
He and Curran had well come to blows!
We thought he was mad and the ship would be lost
When the pirate ship took us in tow
(Chorus)
But he saved us all with his guile and his wits
And tricked Mazian’s boys in the fray
He played it all straight to the end of the game,
While we never gave him away!
And when Mallory’s soldiers had mopped up the fray
And our Captain and kin had been claimed
Himself, he was sure that we’d all pack it in,
Ah, but we had decided to stay!
(Chorus)
He’s the luck of the Rileys to me!

[@katwitanruna]

„And he got a crew of Dublin‘s own kin
But we’d got a post of our own“

[@peterwalls-qf7ii]

And...... a love story to boot! Mad cap Irish! I know why you are the way you are,but this secret i'll take to the grave. I still have honour!

[@manarayofhope2374]

The chores on this song is wonderful

[@dawidgebka4288]

I appreciate you trying to preserve this wondrous music and breath some fresh air into it.
I wanted to ask if you do the remasters yourself?
Also, I would appreciate if you could upload alternative versions of certain songs (like Sam Jones without the keyboard chords).
Keep it up, I hope this music will be rediscovered some day to be enjoyed by a wider audience and get the appreciation it deserves.

[@SongsfromtheStars]

rocketman0739 is the one who digitalizes them, as far as alternate versions, we plan to post a lot of albums that have different versions of songs we already uploaded, are there any you would like to see in particular? we'd be happy to upload them.

[@dawidgebka4288]

I trust you will put together a thorough collection; I'd definitely love to see the "Minus Ten And Counting" album refreshed.

[@SongsfromtheStars]

Already have; ruclips.net/p/PLGZbuWTzf2mLfyOH56-DcQmkae1s_4II6

[@dawidgebka4288]

@@SongsfromtheStars Oh very cool! And I just remembered one, Hope Eyrie with the male choir would be great to have remastered!

[@SongsfromtheStars]

Try the version on Minus Ten And Counting.

[@user-vz3xv8kb3x]

Does anyone know the chords to this song? I've been trying to find them for this song, Finity's End, 40,000 in Gehenna, and some of the others that I like to listen to in this playlist, but I came up empty-handed.😮‍💨I was wondering if someone else had better luck.

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

guess you are going to have to learn how to play by ear, because I have no answers for you

[@ddavis5708]

Better quality repost?

[@SongsfromtheStars]

That's right.

[@hliogenhth]

Hello, can someone tell me where this story is in the books?

[@user-kx1eu2ji9t]

i haven't read any books Alliance-Union universe, but description says [character: Allison Reilly; book: Merchanter's Luck]