Chords for Atwater-Donnelly Trio - Kilkelly Ireland

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_ _ _ _ Kilkelly [Bb] Island, 18 and 60, [F] my dear and loving [G] son John, your good friend, the [Bb] schoolmaster,
Pat McNamara, [F] so good as to write these [G] words down.
[Bb] Your brothers have all [F] gone to find work in England.
[Eb] The house is so empty [F] inside.
[D] _ [Gm] The crop of potatoes [Bb] is sorely infected, [F] a third to half of [G] them bad.
[Bb] And your sister Bridget [F] and Patrick O'Connell [Eb] are gonna get married [F] in [D] June.
[G] And your mother says [Bb] not to work on the railroad [F] and be sure to come on [G] home soon.
_ Kilkelly [Bb] Island, 18 and 70, [F] dear and loving [G] son John, _ [Gm] hello to your missus [Bb] and to your four children.
[F] May they grow healthy [G] and strong.
_ [Bb] Michael has got [F] in a wee bit of trouble.
[Eb] I guess that he never [Fm] will [D] learn.
[G] Because of the dampness, [Bb] there's no turf to speak of, [F] and now there's nothing [G] to burn.
_ [Bb] And Bridget is happy, [F] you named a child for her.
[Eb] You know she's got six of [F] her [D] own.
[G] You say you found work, [Bb] but you don't say what kind.
[F] Oh, when will you be [G] coming home? _ _ _ _
Kilkelly [Bb] Island, 18 and 80, [F] dear Michael and John, [Gm] my [G] sons, I'm sorry to give [Bb] you the very
sad news [F] that your dear old [G] mother passed on.
[Bb] We buried her down [F] at the church in Kilkelly.
[Eb] Your brothers and [F] Bridget were [D] there.
[G] You don't have to worry.
[Bb] She died very quickly.
[F] Remember her [G] in your prayers.
[Bb] And it's so good to [F] hear that Michael's returning [Eb] with money he's sure [F] to buy [D] land.
[Gm] For the crop has been poor [Bb] and the people are selling [F] at any price [G] that they can. _
_ Kilkelly [Bb] Island, 18 and 90, [F] my dear and [G] loving son John, [Gm] I guess that I must [Bb] be close on to [F] 80.
It's 30 years [G] since you've gone.
[Bb] Because of [F] all the money you've sent [Eb] me, I'm still living out [F] on my own. _
[G] [Gm] Michael has built [Bb] himself a fine house [F] and Bridget's daughters [G] are grown.
[Bb] And thank you for sending [F] your family [Eb] picture, their lovely young [F] women and [D] men.
[Gm] You say that you might [Bb] even come for a visit.
[F] What joy to see [Gm] you again. _
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_ [G] _ _ Kilkelly Island, [Bb] 18 and 92, [F] my dear brother [G] John, I'm [Gm] sorry that I [Bb] didn't write sooner
[F] to tell you that father [G] passed on.
[Bb] He was living with Bridget.
[F] She says he was [Eb] cheerful and healthy right down to the [D] end.
[G] You should have seen him play with the grandchildren [F] of Pat [Gm] McNamara, your friends.
_ And we buried him [F] alongside of [Eb] mother down at the [F] Kilkelly churchyard.
[D] _ He [G] was strong and a feisty old [F] man considering his [G] life was so hard.
And it's funny the way he kept [F] talking about [Eb] you.
He called for [F] you at the end.
[D] _ _ [G] Oh, why don't you think [Bb] about coming to visit?
[F] We'd love to see [G] you again.
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