But I being young and foolish

Time for one of the heavy hitters in National Poetry Month—William Butler Yeats. But since it’s a Friday, we need something musical. So I’m giving you “Down by the Salley Gardens”, which was originally published in 1889.

I frankly don’t think kind of simplistic—especially for the guy who brought us “Easter 1916” and “The Second Coming”—but it’s an early effort and an attempt at “capturing” an old song, so I’m cutting him some slack.

This version is sung by Maura O’Connell and Karen Matheson.