Chords for Ciara Considine - Kilkelly Ireland - Irish Song

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_ _ _ _ _ Keele Kelly, _ Ireland, _ [C] _ _ 1860, my [G] dear and loving son [Am] John, _
_ Your good friend, the schoolmaster, [C] Pat McNamara,
So [G] good as to write these words [Am] down.
_ All your [C] brothers have all gone to find work in England,
[F] And the house is gone empty [Em] and sad.
_ _ The [Am] crop of potatoes [C] is sorely infected, [G] A third to half of [Am] them bad. _
And [C] your sister Bridget and [G]
Patrick O'Donnell Are [F] going to be married [Em] in June.
_ _ [Am] Your mother says not to [C] work on the railway, And [G] be sure to come on home [Am] soon.
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Keele Kelly, _ Ireland, [C] _ _
1870, my [G] dear and loving [Am] son John,
_ _ _ Hello to your missus and [C] to your four children, And [G] may they grow healthy [Am] and strong. _ _
[C] Our Michael has got in [G] a wee bit of trouble, I [F] suppose that he never [Em] will learn.
_ _ [Am] Because of the dampness [C] there's no turf to speak of,
And [G] now we have nothing to [Am] burn.
_ _ But [C] Bridget is happy, [G] you named a child for her,
You [F] know she has six of her [Em] own. _
Ah, you [Am] say you found work, but [C] you don't say what kind,
Oh, [G] when you'll be coming _ [Am] home. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Keele Kelly, _ [C] Ireland, _ 1890, dear [G] Michael and John, my [Am] dear sons,
_ I'm sorry to give you the [C] very sad news, [G] Your mother [Am] passed on.
_ _ [C] We buried her down at [G] the church in Keele Kelly,
[F] Your brothers and your Bridget [Em] were there. _ _
[Am] You don't have to worry, she [C] died very quickly, _ [G] Remember her in [Am] your grave.
_ _ And [C] it's so good to hear that [G] Michael's returning with [F] money,
He's sure to [Em] buy land.
For the [Am] crop has been poor, and the [C] people are selling,
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Any price that they [Am] can. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Keele Kelly, Ireland, [C] _ _ 1890, [G] my dear and loving [Am] son, John, _
I suppose that I must [C] be close on, Eighty, [G] it's thirty years you've been [Am] gone.
_ Ah, [C] because of all of the [G] money you sent me, [F] I'm still living out on [Em] my own.
_ _ [Am] Our Michael has built [C] himself a fine house, [G] And _ Bridget's daughters have [Am] grown. _ _
And [C] thank you for sending [G] your family pictures, Our [F] lovely young women [Em] and men.
You [Am] say that you might even [C] come for a visit, What joy to see you [Am] _
again.
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_ _ _ _ _ Keele Kelly, _ [C] Ireland, _ _ 1892, my [G] dear _ brother, [Am] John, _
_ I'm sorry I didn't write [C] sooner to tell you, [G] Our father [Am] passed on.
_ [C] He was living with Bridget, she [G] said, He was cheerful [F] and helped you right down to [Em] the _ end.
[Am] Oh, you should have seen him playing [C] with the grandchildren [G] of Pat _ _ McNamara, [Am] your friend. _ _
And [C] we buried him down [G]
alongside of Mother, [F] Down in the Keele Kelly [Em] _ churchyard.
_ _ [Am] He was a strong and [C] a feisty old man, [G] Considering his life was [Am] so hard.
_ _ [F] And it's funny the way [Em] he kept talking about you, He [Dm] called for you at the [Em] _
end.
_ _ _ Oh, [Am] why don't you come on [C] back home for a visit, [G] We'd all love to see you _ [F] again. _ _ _ _ _
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