Kilkelly-Asher Quinn

[ti:Kilkelly Ireland] [ar:Asha] [al:Sun, Sorrow, Flowers, Moon] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Kilkelly Ireland - Asha [00:03.36]Composed by：Peter Jones [00:06.72]Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 60 my dear and loving son John [00:17.85]You good friend the schoolmaster [00:21.15]Pat Mc Namara's so kind [00:24.73]As to write these words down [00:29.20]And your brothers have gone to find work in England [00:35.32]The house is so lonly and sad [00:41.12]The crops and potatoes is sorely infected [00:46.91]The third to a said of them bad [00:52.72]And your sister Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell [00:58.50]Are going to be married in June [01:04.65]Mother says not to work on the railroad [01:11.31]Sure and come on home soon [01:19.13]Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 70 my dear and loving son John [01:30.63]Hello to your Mrs and to your 4 children [01:36.22]And may they grow healthy and strong [01:42.05]And Michael he has got in a wee bit of trouble [01:47.80]I guess that he never will learn [01:53.81]Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of [01:59.43]And so we have nothing to burn [02:05.25]And Brigid is happy to named a child for her [02:10.93]Old through she's has six of her own [02:17.01]You say you found work but you don't say what kind [02:23.90]When will you coming home [02:31.70]Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 80 dear Michael and John my sons [02:43.28]I'm sorry to give you the very sad news [02:48.65]That your dear old mother has gone [02:54.42]And we buried her down at the church in Kilkelly [03:00.41]Your brothers and Brigid were there [03:06.47]You don't have to worry she died very quickly [03:12.09]Remember her in your prayers [03:17.83]And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning [03:23.66]With money he's sure to buy land [03:29.64]The crops have been feild and people are selling [03:36.26]For any price that they can [03:44.28]Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 90 my dear and loving son John [03:55.25]I said guess that I must be close on to eighty [04:02.56]It's thirty years since you're gone [04:07.04]And because of all of the money you send me [04:13.04]I'm still living out on my own [04:19.10]Michael has built himself a fine house [04:24.59]And Brigid's daughters have grown [04:30.42]And a thank you for sending your family picture [04:36.15]They're lovely young women and men [04:42.12]You say that you might even come for a visit [04:47.77]What a joy to see you again [04:56.75]Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 92 my dear brother John [05:08.24]I'm sorry I didn't write sooner to [05:12.87]Tell you how dear that father has gone [05:19.62]He was living with Brigid she says he was cheerful [05:25.59]And happy right down to the end [05:31.47]Ah you should have seen him play [05:34.57]With the grandchildren of Pat Mc Namara your friend [05:42.83]And we buried him down alongside of mother [05:49.09]Down at Kilkelly churchyard [05:54.31]He was as strong and a feisty feisty old man [06:00.33]Considering had life was so hard [06:05.87]And it's funny the way he kept asking about you [06:11.93]He called for you write at the end [06:15.94]Oh why don't you think about coming to visit [06:23.70]We'd all love to see you again [06:33.00]Ohh ohhh [06:38.29]Ohh ohhh [06:46.76]Ohh ohhh