Chords for Irish Roses: Women of Celtic Song-Kilkelly

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_ Kew, Kelly, Ireland, [F] _ 18 and 60, [C] my dear, [Am] a loving son, [Dm] _ John _ _
Good friend, a skew [F] master, pap, knack, the marra
[C] So good [Am] as to write these [Dm] words down _
[F] Your brothers _ _ [Am] on to find [C] work in England, [Bb] the house is so empty [C] and sad
The _ [Dm] crop of potatoes [F] is sorely infected, _ [C] a third [Am] to a half of [Dm] them _ bad _
[F] And your sister _ Bridget [C] and Patrick _ _ [Bb] O'Donnell are going to be married [C] in _ June _
[Dm] Ay, your mother says not [F] to work on the railroad, [C] be sure [Am] to come on [Dm] home _ _ soon _ _ _ _ _
_ Kew, Kelly, Ireland, [F] _ 18 and 70, _ [C] dear, [Am] a loving [Dm] son, John _ _
_ Hello to your missus [F] and to your four children, [C] may they grow to [Am] be healthy [Dm] and _ strong _
_ [F] _ _ My girl's [C] in a wee bit of trouble, [Bb] I guess that he [C] never will _ learn
Ah, [F] because _ [Dm] of the dampness, [F] there's no turf to speak of, [C] and now [Am] we have nothing [Dm] to _ _ burn
[F] And Bridget _ _
_ [C] named a child for her, [Bb] and now she's got [Gm] six [C] of her _ own _
[Dm] You say you've found work, [F] but you won't say what kind, [C] or when [Am] you'll be [Dm] coming _ _ _ _ home _ _ _ _
_ Kew, Kelly, Ireland, [F] _ 18 and 80, [C] dear Michael [Am] and John, [Dm] my sons _
I'm sorry to give you [F] the very sad news [C] that your dear [Am] old mother _ [Dm] passed on
We [F] buried _ _ _ [C] at the church in Kew, Kelly, [Bb] your brothers and Bridget were [C] _ _ there
And [Dm] you don't have to worry, [F] she died very quickly, _
_ [C] remember _ her in [Dm] your _ prayers
And [F] it's so good to hear [C] _ the mills returning, [Bb] with money you're sure to [C] buy land _ _
For [Dm] all the crop has been poor, [F] and people are selling [C] at any [Am] price that [Dm] they can _ _
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_ Kew, Kelly, [F] Ireland, _ 18 and 90, [C] my dear _ [Am] 11 son [Dm] _ John _ _
I guess that I might [C] be [F] close on to 80, [C] it's the third [Am] year since [Dm] you were gone _
[F] Because of _ _ [C] the money you send me, [Bb] I'm still living out on [C] my _ _ own
And [Dm] Michael has [Am] built [F] himself a fine house, [C] and _ [Am] Bridget's daughters [Dm] have no home _
[Am] _ [F] Thank you for sending [C] your family _ picture, _ [Bb] lovely young women [C] and men _ _
You [Dm] say that you might even [F] come for a visit, _ [C] what a joy [Am] to see [Dm] you _ again _
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_ Kew, Kelly, Ireland, [F] 18 and 92, _ [C] dear _ [Am] _
brother [Dm] _ John _ _
I'm sorry that I [F] didn't write any sooner [C] to tell you [Am] that father _ [Dm] passed on _
He [F] was living with Bridget, [C] she says he was cheerful [Bb] and healthy right down to [C] the _ end
I [Dm] should have _ seen him [F] play with the grandchildren _ [C] of Pat, Matt, [Am] Nomara, your [Dm] _ friend _
And [F] we buried _ our son, [C] our dear old mother, [Bb] down at the Kew, Kelly _ [C] churchyard _ _
Oh, [Dm] he was a strong [F] and feisty old man, [C] and seven years [Am] of life was so [Dm] _ hard _
[F] And it's funny the way [C] I'm talking _ about you, [Bb] he called for you in [C] the _ _ end
_ _ _ [Dm] Oh, why _ don't you think _ [F] about coming _ to visit?
_ _ [C] We'd all [Am] love to see you _
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