Kelly From Killane - Live Songtext
von Damien Dempsey

What′s the news, what's the news, all my bold Shelmaliers
Which are long far gone o′er the sea
It was the wind from the south brought your messenger here
With his hymn of the long-fall of free
Goodly news, goodly news, do I bring youth of fort
Goodly news will you hear, Bajie man
For the boys march on high from the south to the north
Led by Kelly, the boy from Killane
Tell me who is that giant with the bold Bajie man
Who rides at the head of your band
Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare
Well he looks like a king in command
Now me boys that's the pride of the bold Shelmaliers
Among the greatest of heroes of man
Fling your beaver to left and give three ringing cheers
For John Kelly, the boy from Killane


Enniscorthy's in flames and old Wexford is won
And tomorrow the barrow we will cross
On the hill o′er the town we have planted a gob
That will batter the gateways of Ross
All the Forth men and Bajie men march hard aheat
With their army to lead up the man
But the foremost of men in the grim gap of death
Will be Kelly, the boy from Killane
But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross
And it set by the Slaney′s red waves
And poor Wexford stripped naked hung high on a cross
Her heart pierced by traitors and slaves
Glory-o, glory-o to the bold men who died
For the cause of long-down-shodden man
Glory-o to Mount-Leinster's own valour and pride
That is Kelly, the boy from Killane