Kelly The Boy From Killane

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What's the news, what's the news 
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oh my bold Shelmalier
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With your long barrelled guns from
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 the sea
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Say what wind from the south 
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brings a messenger here
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With the hymn of the dawn for the 
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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 
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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 
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gold curling hair
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He who rides at the head of your 
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band
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Seven feet is his height with some 
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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 
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bold Shelmaliers
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'Mongst our greatest of hero's a man
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Fling your beavers aloft and give 
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three ringing cheers
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For John Kelly the boy from Killane


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Enniscorthy's in flames and old 
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Wexford is won
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And tomorrow the Barrow we will 
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cross
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On a hill o'er the town we have 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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, 
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hung high on a cross
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With her heart pierced by traitors
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 and slaves
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Glory-o, glory-o to her brave sons 
who died
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For the cause of long down-trodden 
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man
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Glory-o to Mount Leinster's own 
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darling and pride
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Dauntless Kelly the boy from Killane