Misc Traditional – Kilkelly Ireland (Guitar)
Key
-
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
Em G D Em x2
Em G D Em Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 60, my dear and loving son John Em G D Your good friend the schoolmaster Pat McNamara's so good Em As to write these words down. G D Your brothers have all gone to find work in England, C D The house is so empty and sad Em G The crop of potatoes is sorely infected, D Em A third to a half of them bad. G D And your sister Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell C D Are going to be married in June. Em G Your mother says not to work on the railroad D Em And be sure to come on home soon. Em G D Em Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 70, dear and loving son John Em G Hello to your Mrs and to your 4 children, D Em May they grow healthy and strong. G D Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble, C D I suppose that he never will learn. Em G Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of D Em And now we have nothing to burn. G D And Brigid is happy, you named a child for her C D And now she's got six of her own. Em G You say you found work, but you don't say D Em What kind or when you will be coming home. Em G D Em Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 80, dear Michael and John, my sons Em G I'm sorry to give you the very sad news D Em That your dear old mother has gone. G D We buried her down at the church in Kilkelly, C D Your brothers and Brigid were there. Em G You don't have to worry, she died very quickly, D Em Remember her in your prayers. G D And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning, C D With money he's sure to buy land Em G For the crop has been poor and the people D Em Are selling at any price that they can. Em G D Em Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 90, my dear and loving son John Em G I suppose I must be close on to eighty, D Em It's thirty years since you're gone. G D Because of all of the money you send me, C D I'm still living out on my own. Em G Michael has built himself a fine house D Em And Brigid's daughters have grown. G D Thank you for sending your family picture, C D They're lovely young women and men. Em G You say that you might even come for a visit, D Em What joy to see you again.
[Bridge]
Em G D Em
Em G D Em Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 92, my dear brother John Em G D Em I'm sorry that I didn't write sooner to tell you that father passed on. G D He was living with Brigid, she says he was cheerful C D And healthy right down to the end. Em G Ah, you should have seen him playing with D Em The grandchildren of Pat McNamara, your friend. G D And we buried him alongside of mother, C D Down at the Kilkelly churchyard. Em G He was a strong and a feisty old fellow, D Em Considering his life was so hard. G D And it's funny the way he kept talking about you, C D He called for you at the end. Em G Oh, why don't you think about coming to visit, D Em We'd all love to see you again.