《Kilkelly》歌词

[00:00:00] Kilkelly - The Wild Oats

[00:00:11] Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 60

[00:00:15] Dear and loving son John

[00:00:20] Your good friend and schoolmaster

[00:00:22] Pat McNamara's so good as to write these words down

[00:00:29] Your brothers have all gone

[00:00:31] To find work in England

[00:00:33] The house is so empty and sad

[00:00:38] The crop of potatoes is sorely infected

[00:00:43] A third to a half of them bad

[00:00:47] And your sister

[00:00:48] Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell

[00:00:52] Are going to get married in June

[00:00:56] Your mother says not to work on the railroad

[00:01:01] And be sure to come on home soon

[00:01:08] Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 70

[00:01:13] Dear and loving son John

[00:01:17] Hello to your Mrs. and to your 4 children

[00:01:21] May they grow up healthy and strong

[00:01:27] Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble

[00:01:31] I suppose he never will learn

[00:01:35] Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of

[00:01:40] And now we have nothing to burn

[00:01:45] And Brigid is happy

[00:01:46] You named a child for her

[00:01:49] You know she's got six of her own

[00:01:54] You say you found work

[00:01:55] But you don't say what kind

[00:01:58] When will you be coming home

[00:02:06] Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 80

[00:02:10] Dear Michael and John my sons

[00:02:14] I'm sorry to give you the very sad news

[00:02:19] That your dear old mother has gone

[00:02:23] We buried her down at the church in Kilkelly

[00:02:28] Your brothers and Brigid were there

[00:02:33] You don't have to worry

[00:02:35] She died very quickly

[00:02:37] Remember her in your prayers

[00:02:42] And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning

[00:02:46] With money he's sure to buy land

[00:02:51] For the crop has been poor

[00:02:53] And the people are selling

[00:02:56] At any price that they can

[00:03:03] Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 90

[00:03:07] My dear and loving son John

[00:03:12] I suppose that I must be close on to eighty

[00:03:17] It's 30 years since you've gone

[00:03:21] Because of all the money you've sent me

[00:03:26] I'm still living out on my own

[00:03:31] Michael has built himself a fine house

[00:03:35] And Brigids daughters have grown

[00:03:40] Thank you for sending your family picture

[00:03:44] They're lovely young women and men

[00:03:49] You say that you mighteven come for a visit

[00:03:53] What joy to see you again

[00:04:01] Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 92

[00:04:06] My dear brother John

[00:04:10] I'm sorry that I didn't write sooner to tell you

[00:04:15] That father passed on

[00:04:19] He was living with Brigid she said he was healthy

[00:04:24] And cheerful right down to the end

[00:04:28] You should have seen him playing

[00:04:31] With the grandchildren

[00:04:33] Of Pat McNamara your friend

[00:04:38] And we buried him alongside of mother

[00:04:42] Down at the Kilkelly church yard

[00:04:47] He was a strong and a fiesty old man

[00:04:52] Considering his life was so hard

[00:04:57] And it's funny the way he kept

[00:04:59] Talking about you

[00:05:01] He caled for you at the end

[00:05:06] Why don't you think about

[00:05:09] Coming to visit

[00:05:11] We'd love to see you again