Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright(born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian- American singer-songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright IIIand Kate McGarrigle(they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister , mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm Running, which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller, and in which he also played a minor character, was nominated for the 1988 Genie Award for Best Original Song and earned him a nomination for the 1990 Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist. He lived in Montreal with his mother for most of his childhood and briefly attended McGill University, where he studied both classical and 'rock' piano.
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Danny Boy Lyrics
Rufus Wainwright
Your skin is cold, but
The sun shines within your hold
Your hair is gold, but you see through a goldfish bowl
I feel old, sick and tired
We walk the streets, gently staring, wondering what to do
The sun in sheets, pouring down those streets to eyes green and blue
And a ship with eight sails could come round the bend
Or a herd of bulls charging stop lights red
Id be blind
Chorus: you broke my heart danny boy
Not your fault danny boy
I was hanged at the doorstep, played like a two to a fourset
Had like poor job in the Bible by god
Day comes I wake, I wake with a hard heartache
I go down to your place
We sit and chat, chat about new york
And trips to the bayou
My smile a trick, tricking me and trying not to scare you
And a ship with eight sails could come round the ben
Or a herd of bulls charging stop lights red
Id be blind
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