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作曲 : Traditional |
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Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and sixty, my dear and lovin' son John |
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Your good friend the Schoolmaster Pat McNamara |
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So good as to write these words down |
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Your brothers have all gone to find work in England |
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The house is so empty and sad |
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The crop of potatoes is sorely infected |
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A third to a half of them bad |
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And your sister Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell |
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Are going to be married in June |
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Your mother says not to work on the railroad |
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And be sure to come on home soon |
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Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and sixty, my dear and lovin' son John |
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Hello to your missus and to your four children |
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May they grow healthy and strong |
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Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble |
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I suppose he never will learn |
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Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of |
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And now we have nothing to burn |
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And Brigid is happy, you named a child for her |
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Although she's got six of her own |
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You say you've found work |
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But you don't say what kind |
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Or when you'll be comin' home |
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Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and eighty, dear Michael and John my sons |
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I'm sorry to give you the very sad news |
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Your mother has gone |
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We buried her down at the church in Kilkelly |
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Your brothers and Bridget were there |
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You don't have to worry, she died very quickly |
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Remember her in your prayers |
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And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning with money he's sure to buy land |
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For the crop has been poor and the people are selling |
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For any price that they can |
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Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and ninety, my dear and lovin' son John |
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I suppose that I must be close on eighty |
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It's thirty years since you've gone |
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Because of all of the money you sent me |
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I'm still living' out of my own |
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Michael has built himself a fine house |
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And Bridget's daughters have grown |
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And thank you for sendin' your family picture |
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They're lovely young women and men |
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You say you might even come for a visit |
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What a joy to see you again |
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Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and ninety two, my dear brother John |
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I'm sorry I didn't write sooner to tell you that father has gone |
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He was living with Brigid, she said he was cheerful and healthy right down to the end |
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And you should have seen him play with the grandchildren |
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Of Pat McNamara your friend |
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And we buried him alongside of mother |
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Down at Kilkelly churchyard |
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He was a strong and a feisy old man |
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Considering that life is so hard |
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And it's funny the way he kept talkin' about you |
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He called for you at the end |
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And why don't you think about comin' to visit |
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We'd all love to see you again |
