Artist: | The Dubliners (English) |
User: | Klaus Peter |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Boulavogue
An Irish rebel song written by Patrick Joseph McCall.
Recorded by The Dubliners it was sung by Jim McCann.
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[1] At Boula-vogue as the sun was setting,
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O'er the bright May meadows of Shel-malier,
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A rebel hand set the heather blazing,
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And brought the neighbours from far and near,
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Then Father Murphy from old Kilcormack
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Spurred up the rocks with a warning cry,
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"Arm, arm", he cried,"for I've come to lead you,
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For Ireland's freedom we fight or die."
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[2] He led us on 'gainst the coming soldiers,
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And the cowardly yeomen were put to flight,
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T'was at the Barrow,the boys of Wexford
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Showed Bookey's regiments how men could fight,
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Look out for hirelings,King George of England,
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Search every kingdom where breathes a slave.
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For Father Murphy from the County Wexford
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Sweeps o'er the land like a mighty wave.
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[3] At Vinegar Hill o'er the pleasant Slaney
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Our heroes vainly stood back to back.
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And the yeos at Tullow took Father Murphy
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And burned his body u-pon the rack.
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God grant you glory, brave Father Murphy,
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And o-pen heaven to all your men,
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The cause that called you may call tomorrow
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In an-other fight for the green a-gain.