《Kilkelly》歌词

歌曲： Kilkelly

所属专辑：Feast of Irish Folk

歌手： De Dannan&Jimmy Keane

时长： 06:54

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Kilkelly - De Dannan/Jimmy Keane[00:00:00]

Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and sixty my dear and loving son John[00:00:05]

Your good friend the schoolmaster Pat McNamara's so good[00:00:15]

As to write these words down[00:00:21]

Your brothers have all gone to find work in England[00:00:25]

House is so empty and sad[00:00:31]

Crop of potatoes is sorely infected[00:00:36]

A third to a half of them bad[00:00:41]

And your sister Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell[00:00:46]

Going to be married in June[00:00:52]

Mother says not to work on the railroad[00:00:57]

It sure to come on home soon[00:01:02]

Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 70 my dear and loving son John[00:01:12]

Hello to your Mrs and to your 4 children[00:01:22]

May they grow healthy and strong[00:01:28]

Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble[00:01:33]

I guess that he never will learn[00:01:38]

Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of[00:01:44]

And now we have nothing to burn[00:01:49]

And Brigid is happy you named a child for her[00:01:55]

And now she's got six of her own[00:02:00]

You say you found work but you don't say[00:02:06]

What kind or when you will be coming home[00:02:10]

Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and eighty dear Michael and John my sons[00:02:39]

I'm sorry to give you the very sad news[00:02:49]

That your dear old mother has gone[00:02:54]

We buried her down at the church in Kilkelly[00:02:59]

Your brothers and Brigid were there[00:03:05]

You don't have to worry she died very quickly[00:03:10]

Remember her in your prayers[00:03:15]

And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning[00:03:21]

With money he's sure to buy land[00:03:26]

For the crop has been poor and the people[00:03:32]

Are selling at any price that they can[00:03:36]

Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 90 my dear and loving son John[00:04:04]

I guess that I must be close on to eighty[00:04:14]

It's thirty years since you're gone[00:04:20]

Because of all of the money you send me[00:04:25]

I'm still living out on my own[00:04:30]

Michael has built himself a fine house[00:04:36]

And Brigid's daughters have grown[00:04:41]

Thank you for sending your family picture[00:04:47]

They're lovely young women and men[00:04:52]

You say that you might even come for a visit[00:04:57]

What joy to see you again[00:05:03]

Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 92 my dear brother John[00:05:12]

I'm sorry that I didn't write sooner to[00:05:23]

Tell you that father passed on[00:05:27]

He was living with brigid she says he was cheerful[00:05:34]

And healthy right down to the end[00:05:39]

Ah you should have seen him play with[00:05:44]

The grandchildren of Pat McNamara your friend[00:05:48]

And we buried him alongside of mother[00:05:55]

Down at the Kilkelly churchyard[00:06:01]

He was a strong and a feisty old man[00:06:06]

Considering his life was so hard[00:06:12]

And it's funny the way he kept talking about you[00:06:17]

He called for you in the end[00:06:23]

Oh why don't you think about coming to visit[00:06:29]

We'd all love to see you again[00:06:34]