The Croppy Boy-The Clancy Brothers

[ti:The Croppy Boy] [ar:The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem] [al:The Men of the West - Irish Songs of Rebellion By the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Croppy Boy - The Clancy Brothers [00:12.54]It was early early all in the spring [00:16.54] [00:17.70]The birds did whistle and sweetly sing [00:20.94] [00:22.82]Changing their notes from tree to tree [00:26.95] [00:27.58]And the song they sing was old Ireland free [00:31.85] [00:34.03]It's early early all in the night [00:37.10] [00:38.06]The yeoman cavalry gave me a fright [00:41.02] [00:42.47]The yeoman cavalry were my downfall [00:46.53] [00:47.28]And taken was I by lord cornwall [00:51.96] [00:54.45]As I was walking up Wexford Hill [00:58.14] [00:59.18]Oh who would blame me to cry my fill [01:02.75] [01:04.03]I look behind and I look before [01:08.31] [01:08.90]But my aged mother I shall see no more [01:14.53] [01:17.47]As I was walking up Wexford street [01:20.70] [01:22.23]My own first cousin I chanced to meet [01:25.80] [01:27.39]My own first cousin did me betray [01:32.05] [01:32.58]And for one bare guinea sold my life away [01:37.63] [01:40.49]As I was mounted on the platform high [01:44.14] [01:45.33]My aged father was standing by [01:49.72] [01:51.15]My aged father did me deny [01:55.65] [01:56.26]And the name he gave me was the croupy boy [02:01.83] [02:03.99]It was in Dungeon this young man died [02:08.61] [02:09.65]And in Dungeon his body lies [02:14.24] [02:15.34]So all good people who do pass by [02:19.81] [02:20.41]Just drop a tear for the croupy boy