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What's the news, what's the news oh my bold Shelmalier
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With your long barrelled guns from the sea
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Say what wind from the south brings a messenger here
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With the hymn of the dawn for the free
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Goodly news, goodly news do I bring youth of Forth
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Goodly news shall you hear Bargy man
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For the boys march at dawn from the south to the north
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Led by Kelly the boy from Killane
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Tell me who is that giant with the gold curling hair
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He who rides at the head of your band
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Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare
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And he looks like a king in command
F C
Ah my boys that's the pride of the bold Shelmaliers
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'Mongst our greatest of hero's a man
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Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers
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For John Kelly the boy from Killane
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Enniscorthy's in flames and old Wexford is won
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And tomorrow the Barrow we will cross
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On a hill o'er the town we have planted a gun
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That will batter the gateway to Ross
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All the Forth men and Bargy men will march o'er the heath
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With brave Harvey to lead in the van
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But the foremost of all in that grim gap of death
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Will be Kelly the boy from Killane
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But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross
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As it set by the Slaney's red waves
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And poor Wexford stripped naked, hung high on a cross
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With her heart pierced by traitors and slaves
F C
Glory-o, glory-o to her brave sons who died
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For the cause of long down-trodden man
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Glory-o to Mount Leinster's own darling and pride
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Dauntless Kelly the boy from Killane