The Dubliners – Kelly The Boy From Killane (Guitar)

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What's the news, what's the news oh my bold Shelmalier

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With your long barrelled guns from the sea

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Say what wind from the south brings a messenger here

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With the hymn of the dawn for the free

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Goodly news, goodly news do I bring youth of Forth

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Goodly news shall you hear Bargy man

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For the boys march at dawn from the south to the north

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Led by Kelly the boy from Killane

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Tell me who is that giant with the gold curling hair

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He who strides at the head of your band

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Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare

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And he looks like a king in command

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Ah my boys that's the pride of the bold Shelmaliers

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'Mongst our greatest of hero's a man

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Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers

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For John Kelly the boy from Killane

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Enniscorthy's in flames and old Wexford is won

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And tomorrow the Barrow we will cross

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On a hill o'er the town we have planted a gun

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That will batter the gateway to Ross

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All the Forth men and Bargy men will march o'er the heath

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With brave Harvey to lead in the van

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But the foremost of all in that grim gap of death

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Will be Kelly the boy from Killane

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But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross

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As it set by the Slaney's red waves

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And poor Wexford stripped naked, hung high on a cross

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With her heart pierced by traitors and knaves

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Glory-o, glory-o to her brave men who died

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For the cause of long down-trodden man

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Glory-o to Mount Leinster's own darling and pride

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Dauntless Kelly the boy from Killane