Sean Keane - Kilkelly Ireland Chords

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[Dm] _ Hill Kelly _ Island, [F] _ eighteen and sixty, [C] My dear and loving [Dm] son John, _
Your good friend the _ _ schoolmaster, [F] Pat _ McNamara, [C] So good as to write these [Dm] words _ down. _
[F] Your brothers have all [C] gone to find work in England, [Dm] The house is so empty [C] and sad, _ _
[Dm] The crop of [D]
potatoes [F] is surely infected, [C] The pork you have held [Dm] in bad. _ _
[F] And your sister Bridget [C] and Patrick _ O'Donnell [Bb] Are going to be married [A] in June, _ _
_ [Dm] Your mother says not [F] to work on the railroad, [C] And be sure to come on [D] home soon.
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Hill Kelly _ [E]
Island, [F] _ eighteen and seventy, [C] My dear and loving [Dm] son John,
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_ [Dm] Hello to your missus [F] and to your four children, [C] May they grow healthy [Dm] and strong. _
_ [F] And Michael has got [C] him a wee bit of trouble, [Dm] I suppose he never [C] will learn, _ _
_ [Dm] Because of the dampness [F] there's no turf to speak of, [C] And now we have nothing [Dm] to burn. _
[F] And _ Bridget is happy, [C] you named a child for her, [Bb] Although she has six [A] of her _ own, _
[Dm] You say you found work, but [F] you don't say what kind, [C] But when you'll be coming [D] _ [Dm] home. _ _
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_ [F] Hill Kelly Island, _ [C] eighteen and eighty, _ _ [D] Dear Michael and [Dm] John, my sons,
_ I'm sorry to give you the very sad news, [F] _ That your dear old mother has [C] gone.
_ _ We buried her down [Dm] at the church in Hill Kelly, _ Your [F] brothers and Bridget were there, _
You [C] don't have to worry, she died very quickly, [Dm] _ _ _ Remember her [D] in your prayers.
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[F] it's so good to hear [C] that Michael's returning, [Bb] With money he'll surely [A] buy a _ land, _
[Dm] For the crop has been poured [F] and the people are selling, _ [C] At any price that [Dm] they can. _ _
_ Hill Kelly _ [D]
Island, [F] _ eighteen and ninety, [C] My dear and loving [D] son [Dm] John, _ _
I suppose that I [F] must be close on eighty, _ [C] It's thirty years since [Dm] you've gone. _ _
[F] _ Because of all [C] of the money you sent me, [Dm] I'm still living out on [C] my _ own. _
_ [Dm] _ Michael has built [F] himself a fine house, [C] And _ Bridget's daughters are [Dm] grown.
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_ [F] Thank you for sending [C] _ your family's picture, [Bb] Their lovely young women [A] and _ men, _
[Dm] To say that you [D] might even [F] come for a visit, [C] What joy to see you [Dm] _ again. _ _
_ Hill Kelly _ [F] Island, _ eighteen and ninety, [C] _ My _ dear [Dm] brother John, _ _
I'm sorry I didn't [F] write sooner to tell [C] you, _ That father [D] passed [Dm] on. _ _
[F] He was living with Bridget, [C] she says he was cheerful [Dm] and healthy, Right down to [C] the _ end. _
[Dm] And you should have seen him [F] there with the grandchildren, _ [C] Of Pat and Magna Mater, [Dm] your _ friend. _
[F] And we buried him _ [C] _ alongside of Mother, [Bb] Down at the Hill Kelly [A] _ churchyard. _ _
_ [Dm] He was a strong [F] and a feisty old man, [C] Considering his life was [Dm] so _ hard. _
[F] And it's funny the [C] way he kept _ talking about you, [Bb] He called for you [A] at the end. _ _
_ [Dm] Why don't you think [F] about coming to visit, [C] We'd all love to see you [Dm] again. _ _ _
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