I'm so grateful for this video, my dear old daddy used to sing this all the time Rip. I have finally now got all the lyrics. Thank you, Thank you so much. 🇮🇪
Buíochas Eugene. Liam Clancy version of The Croppy Boy Lyrics [Verse 1] It was early, early all in the spring The birds did whistle and sweetly sing Changing their notes from tree to tree And the song they sang was Old Ireland free [Verse 2] It was early early all in the night The yeoman cavalry gave me a fright The yeoman cavalry were my downfall I was taken prisoner by Lord Cornwall Verse 3] As I was walking up Wexford Street My own first cousin I chanced to meet; My own first cousin did me betray And for one bare guinea sold my life away [Verse 4] As I was walking up Wexford Hill Oh who could blame me to cry my fill? I looked behind, and I looked before But my tender mother I could see no morе [Verse 5] And as I was mounted on the scaffold high My own dear fathеr was standing by; My aged father did me deny And the name he gave me was the Croppy Boy Verse 6] It was in Dungannon this young man died In Passage East his body lies So all good people who do pass by Just shed a tear for the Croppy Boy th-cam.com/video/tInaWoKfFUY/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
I beg to differ about Byrd having composed the 'Callino' form. 'Callino' derives from the old Irish Song/Tune 'Cailín Ó Cois tSiúire Mé' (A Girl from beside the River Siur Am I) I believe John Dowland (1562-1626) who composed a number of 'Callinos' was the originator of this style. Dowland (Anglicisation of old Irish name Dolan), of Irish heritage, was the most famous Lutenist-Composer of his day in Elizabethan times. Check him out on NAXOS 'Early Music DDD 8.553381 'Dowland - Flow my tears and other Lute Songs'
I'm so grateful for this video, my dear old daddy used to sing this all the time Rip. I have finally now got all the lyrics. Thank you, Thank you so much. 🇮🇪
My pleasure. I now dedicate this video to your dear Dad's memory.
Kelly the boy from Killane is my favourite 1978 song
Buíochas Eugene.
Liam Clancy version of The Croppy Boy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It was early, early all in the spring
The birds did whistle and sweetly sing
Changing their notes from tree to tree
And the song they sang was Old Ireland free
[Verse 2]
It was early early all in the night
The yeoman cavalry gave me a fright
The yeoman cavalry were my downfall
I was taken prisoner by Lord Cornwall
Verse 3]
As I was walking up Wexford Street
My own first cousin I chanced to meet;
My own first cousin did me betray
And for one bare guinea sold my life away
[Verse 4]
As I was walking up Wexford Hill
Oh who could blame me to cry my fill?
I looked behind, and I looked before
But my tender mother I could see no morе
[Verse 5]
And as I was mounted on the scaffold high
My own dear fathеr was standing by;
My aged father did me deny
And the name he gave me was the Croppy Boy
Verse 6]
It was in Dungannon this young man died
In Passage East his body lies
So all good people who do pass by
Just shed a tear for the Croppy Boy
th-cam.com/video/tInaWoKfFUY/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
I beg to differ about Byrd having composed the 'Callino' form. 'Callino' derives from the old Irish Song/Tune 'Cailín Ó Cois tSiúire Mé' (A Girl from beside the River Siur Am I) I believe John Dowland (1562-1626) who composed a number of 'Callinos' was the originator of this style. Dowland (Anglicisation of old Irish name Dolan), of Irish heritage, was the most famous Lutenist-Composer of his day in Elizabethan times. Check him out on NAXOS 'Early Music DDD 8.553381 'Dowland - Flow my tears and other Lute Songs'
Brings to my mind
A magical time in company with
Poet Mc Caffrey
Bard Mc Nulty
Good men by far
as the Bard of Armagh