Lyrics to a song written by friends, Bob and Sherry Harke, who got themselves lost in the mist hiking on Mount Brandon in 1995.

You can even listen to the song at http://cdbaby.com/cd/kennedyskitchen

The Mists of Mt. Brandon

Chorus :It extends, it enfolds, it covers the land
It can take you by surprise.
The beautiful and rugged, a sight to behold,
But beware of the Mist of Mt. Brandon.


In a far western corner of Dingle
A vast lonesome place to be.
The ocean gives rise to the mountains
Although they are seldom seen.
The tops of the mountains are covered with haze
But they're green, like the valleys below.
And the rocks they cover the hills and the glens,
Thru the mist, what a picture to know.

Mt. Brandon lay ahead for the morning to trek.
We started the mud-laden slope.
To reach the top of the rock-covered peak,
We shared the hill with the sheep.
Look out 'or the green, forever could see,
The trail it gave way to a guess.
Don't dare you look up, as you climb and you climb,
Or you'll miss the rise of the mist.

Chorus

The top of the mountain juts out of the mist
And oft' what a sight to see.
After six long hours we're nearing the ridge
But the trail gets rugged and steep.
But as you look down, the mist rises again,
And you're weary and tired and you're beat.
When you think you're there, but you can't see,
The mist rises and covers the height that you seek.

Chorus

joHn Kennedy