Artisto: | The Dubliners (English) |
Uzanto: | Klaus Peter |
Daŭro: | 130 sekundoj |
Komenca paŭzo: | 12 sekundoj |
Tononoma sistemo: | Ne definita |
Sakra: | |
Komentoj pri tabulaturo: | - |
The song was written by P.J. Mc Call. The song is
about John Kelly who was captured after being wounded
in Wexford town, he was hanged at Wexford bridge and
then be-headed and his body thrown into the river.
His head was kicked along the street beforebeing piked.
The local people later recovered his body and gave him
a Christian burial. Later a monument was placed at the
scene.
This old ballad was also recorded by The High Kings, The
Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and Dubliner Damien Dempsey.
C Am C F
What's the news what's the news Oh me bold Shelmalier
C G7 C
With your long barrelled gun from the sea
C Am C F
Say what wind from the south brings his messenger here
C G7 C
With a hymm of the dawn for the free
F C
''Goodly news ''goodly news do I bring youth of forth
F G7
Goodly news shall you hear bargy man
C Am C F
For the boys march at morn from the south to the north
C G7 C
Led by Kelly the boy from Killane
C Am C F
Tell me who is that giant with the gold curly hair
C G7 C
He who rides at the head of the band
C Am C F
Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare
C G7 C
And he looks like a king in command
F C
''Ah me boys that's the pride of the bold Shelmaliers
F G7
Among our greatest of heroes a man
C Am C F
Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers
C G7 C
For John Kelly the boy from Killane
C Am C F
Enniscorthy's in flames and old Wexford is won
C G7 C
And the Barrow tomorrow we will cross
C Am C F
On a hill o'er that town we have planted a gun
C G7 C
That will batter the gateway at Ross
F C
All the forth men and bargy_men_march o'er the heath
F G7
With brave Harvey to lead on the van
C Am C F
But the formost of all in that grim gap of death
C G7 C
Will be Kelly the boy from Killane
C Am C F
But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross
C G7 C
And is set by the Slaney's red waves
C Am C F
And poor Wexford stripped naked hung high on a cross
C G7 C
And her heart pierced by traitors and slaves
F C
'Glory Oh 'Glory Oh to her brave sons who died
F G7
For the cause of long downtrodden land
C Am C F
Glory oh to mount Leinster's own darling and pride
C G7 C
Dauntless Kelly the boy from Killane