McCafferty-The Dubliners

[ti:McCafferty] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:All the Best] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]McCafferty - The Dubliners [00:02.80]When I was eighteen years of age [00:06.52] [00:07.40]Into the army I did engage [00:11.34] [00:12.13]I left my home with a good intent [00:15.97] [00:16.85]For to join the forty-second regiment [00:20.47] [00:21.88]While I was posted on guard one day [00:25.64] [00:26.56]Some soldiers' children came out to play [00:30.59] [00:31.58]From the officers' quarters my captain came [00:36.31] [00:36.93]And he ordered me for to take their names [00:41.09] [00:42.32]I took one name instead of three [00:45.76] [00:46.73]On neglect of duty they then charged me [00:50.73] [00:51.81]I was confined to barracks with loss of pay [00:55.89] [00:56.80]For doing my duty the opposite way [01:01.25] [01:02.20]A loaded rifle I did prepare [01:05.37] [01:06.83]For to shoot my captain in the barracks square [01:10.64] [01:11.61]It was my captain I meant to kill [01:16.00] [01:16.88]But I shot my colonel against my will [01:21.46] [01:22.61]At Liverpool Assizes my trial I stood [01:26.49] [01:27.46]And I held my courage as best I could [01:31.11] [01:32.27]Then the old judge said Now McCafferty [01:36.71] [01:37.47]Go prepare your soul for eternity [01:42.14] [01:43.04]I had no father to take my part [01:46.97] [01:47.89]No loving mother to break her heart [01:51.42] [01:52.48]I had one friend and a girl was she [01:56.69] [01:57.89]Who'd lay down her life for McCafferty [02:02.66] [02:03.67]So come all you officers take advice from me [02:07.45] [02:08.39]And go treat your men with some decency [02:12.39] [02:13.31]For it's only lies and a tyranny [02:17.68] [02:18.65]That have made a murderer of McCafferty"