The Croppy Boy (1798 Rebel Song)-Liam Clancy

[ti:The Croppy Boy (1798 Rebel Song)] [ar:Liam Clancy] [al:The Liam Clancy Collection (Extended Digital Remastered Edition)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Croppy Boy (1798 Rebel Song) - Liam Clancy [00:12.40]It was early early in the spring [00:16.21] [00:17.72]The birds did whistle and sweetly sing [00:21.09] [00:23.14]Changing their notes from tree to tree [00:27.11] [00:28.03]And the song they sang was old ireland free [00:31.45] [00:34.76]It was early early in the night [00:37.82] [00:38.92]The yeoman cavalry gave me a fright [00:42.12] [00:43.45]The yeoman cavalry was my downfall [00:47.61] [00:48.33]And taken was I by lord cornwall [00:52.82] [00:55.88]As I was walking up wexford hill [00:59.32] [01:00.69]Who could blame me to cry my fill [01:03.85] [01:05.65]I looked behind and I looked before [01:09.22] [01:10.68]But my aged mother I shall see no more [01:15.53] [01:19.66]As I was walking up wexford street [01:23.07] [01:24.44]My own first cousin I chanced to meet [01:28.26] [01:29.74]My own first cousin did me betray [01:33.82] [01:35.27]And for one bare guinea swore my life away [01:40.22] [01:43.37]As I was mounted on the platform high [01:46.81] [01:48.38]My aged father was standing by [01:52.65] [01:54.34]My aged father did me deny [01:58.18] [01:59.61]And the name he gave me was the croppy boy [02:04.33] [02:07.65]It was in dungannon this young man died [02:12.03] [02:13.50]And in dungannon his body lies [02:17.63] [02:19.39]So are good people who do pass by [02:23.21] [02:24.65]Just shed a tear for the croppy boy