lirik lagu frank harte - roddy mccorley
[verse 1]
come, tender hearted christians, attention pay to me
till i relate and communicate of a mournful tragedy
concerning of a clever youth who was cut down in his bloom
and died upon the gallows tree near to the bridge of toome
[verse 2]
now, the hero that i speak about, was proper tall and straight
like to the lofty poplar tree, his body was complete
his growth was like the tufted fir that does ascend the air
and waving o’er his shoulders were his locks of yellow hair
[verse 3]
in sweet duneane this youth was born and reared up tenderly
his parents educated him, all by their industry
both day and night they sorely toiled all for their family
till desolation it came on by cruel perjury
[verse 4]
it was first the father’s life they took, then secondly the son
the mother tore her old grey locks, she says, “i am undone
they took from me my family, my house and all my land
and in the parish where i was born i dare not tread upon.”
[verse 5]
“farewell unto you sweet drummaul, if in you i had stayed
among the presbyterians i ne’er would have been betrayed
the gallows tree i’d ne’er have seen had i remained there
for dufferin you betrayed me, mcerlean you set the snare
[verse 6]
soon young roddy was conveyed to ballymena town
he was loaded there with irons strong, his bed was the cold ground
and a~there young roddy he must wait until the hour has come
when the court~martial does arrive for to contrive his doom
[verse 7]
“in ballyscullion i was betrayed and woe unto the man
who swore me a defender and a traitor to the crown
which causes roddy for to lie beneath yon spreading th~rn
he will sigh and say, ‘alas the day that ever i was born.'”
[verse 8]
and a~looking up unto the lord he says, “o lord receive
here is my soul, i do bestow my body unto the grave
that it may rest in peace and joy without the least surprise
till michael sounds his trumpet loud and says, ‘ye dead, arise!'”
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