Kelly The Boy From Killane

C F C Am What's the news, what's the news oh my bold Shelmalier C G C With your long barrelled guns from the sea C F C Am Say what wind from the south brings a messenger here C G C With the hymn of the dawn for the free F C Goodly news, goodly news do I bring youth of Forth F G Goodly news shall you hear Bargy man C F C Am For the boys march at dawn from the south to the north C G C Led by Kelly the boy from Killane C F C Am Tell me who is that giant with the gold curling hair C G C He who rides at the head of your band C F C Am Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare C G C And he looks like a king in command F C Ah my boys that's the pride of the bold Shelmaliers F G 'Mongst our greatest of hero's a man C F C Am Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers C G C For John Kelly the boy from Killane C F C Am Enniscorthy's in flames and old Wexford is won C G C And tomorrow the Barrow we will cross C F C Am On a hill o'er the town we have planted a gun C G C That will batter the gateway to Ross F C All the Forth men and Bargy men will march o'er the heath F G With brave Harvey to lead in the van C F C Am But the foremost of all in that grim gap of death C G C Will be Kelly the boy from Killane C F C Am But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross C G C As it set by the Slaney's red waves C F C Am And poor Wexford stripped naked, hung high on a cross C G C With her heart pierced by traitors and slaves F C Glory-o, glory-o to her brave sons who died F G For the cause of long down-trodden man C F C Am Glory-o to Mount Leinster's own darling and pride C G C Dauntless Kelly the boy from Killane