In Late October In Macroom

Flowing bank high in the flat fields near Macroom Town
Old River Sullane in flood waters of brown
Swollen from heavy flow of storm waters of every rill and drain
That flow full of brown water from recent rain
The salmon will be swimming up river to spawn
When the flood has gone down in the October dawn
They have made the  long journey of thirty miles or more
To spawn in the Sullane  from the Atlantic shore
The Summer long over and Winter is  near
In late October in Macroom a cold and wet time of  year
Brown leaves in their thousands falling in the cold breeze
In late October in Macroom off of the deciduous trees
And close to six months till the northern Spring
Till the nest building birds will chirp, whistle and sing.