Kelly The Boy From Killane-Luke Kelly

[ti:Kelly The Boy From Killane] [ar:Luke Kelly] [al:The Performer] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Kelly The Boy From Killane - Luke Kelly [00:05.55]What's the news what's the news o me bold Shelmalier [00:09.35] [00:10.08]With your long barrel guns from the sea [00:13.15] [00:14.54]Say what wind from the south brings a messenger here [00:19.20]With this hymn of the dawn for the free [00:22.45] [00:23.77]Goodly news goodly news do I bring youth of forth [00:28.17]Goodly news shall I hear Bargy man [00:31.67] [00:32.72]For the boys march at morn from the south to the north [00:36.98]Led by Kelly the boy from Killane [00:40.25] [00:41.52]Tell me who is the giant with the gold curling hair [00:45.34] [00:45.96]He who rides at the head of your band [00:49.15] [00:50.32]Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare [00:54.35] [00:55.01]And he looks like a king in command [00:57.93] [00:59.17]O me boys that's the pride of the bold Shelmalier [01:03.38]'Mongst our greatest of heroes a man [01:06.27] [01:07.51]Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers [01:12.17]For john Kelly the boy from Killane [01:15.10] [01:16.47]Enniscorthy is in flames and old Wexford is won [01:20.37] [01:21.07]Tomorrow the barrow will cross [01:24.00] [01:25.25]On the hill o'er the town we have planted a gun [01:28.79] [01:29.33]That will batter the gateway to Ross [01:32.57] [01:33.60]All the forth men and Bargy men will march o'er the heath [01:37.81]With brave Harvey to lead in the van [01:41.16] [01:41.94]But the foremost of all in the grim gap of death [01:46.34]Will be Kelly the boy from Killane [01:49.75] [01:50.60]But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross [01:56.32] [01:57.92]And it set by the Slaney's red wave [02:03.21] [02:04.93]And poor Wexford stripped naked hung high on a cross [02:10.74] [02:11.72]With her heart pierced by traitors and knaves [02:17.73] [02:18.75]Glory o glory o to her brave men who died [02:23.60]For the cause of long down trodden man [02:27.02] [02:28.14]Glory o to mount Leinster's own darling and pride [02:32.40]Dauntless Kelly the boy from Killane