Discover the story of the song > Mountains O’Mourne – Don McLean

The singer says that London is a very busy city, where people work day and night, panning for gold in the streets instead of farming. He mentions that women dress differently for events in London, often not wearing tops to their dresses. He also talks about the beautiful girls with rosy complexions, but warns that the colors may fade if you try to sip them like roses. Despite all the excitement in London, the protagonist longs to be back at the place where the dark mountains of Mourne meet the sea.