Well, here it is anyway. (It's too much fun to pass up.)

DANNY BOY (R.I.P.) by Shay Veno from the CD "Pass It On..." by the Clare Voyants.

(Andante)I met him in a pub one night
In a crowd of well-to-do's.
He had a claddagh on each finger
And a shamrock on each shoe.
And when he said, "Top o' the morning"
My heart was filled with dread.....
(allegro) When he said his name was Danny Boy
I shot him him in the head.

CHO: Raise up a cheer and lift your pints
    And raise them up on high.
    And sing this song of tragedy
    Beneath the Irish sky.
    From the glens the pipes are calling,
    But he never will reply,
    'Cause I buried Danny Boy
    Beneath the fields of Athenry.
    Too-ra-loo, too-ra-lay
    I thought I might drop him in Galway Bay.
    Too-ra-loo, too-ra-lie
    But I buried Danny Boy
    Beneath the fields of Athenry.

(Andante) Well the Garda, they came upon me
And they took away my gun,
And a hush fell o'er the crowd
When they saw what I had done.
Said the Garda, "God forgive me,
For I'm sure in Hell to burn....."
(Allegro) Then he shot poor Danny once again
To make sure he won't return.

CHO:

(Andante) Now some call me a hero
And some call me a fiend,
But they still sing his sad ould song
While drinking beer dyed toxic green.
But my sentence was commuted;
It seems I'm off scot-free....
(Allegro) So I think I'll have another pint
And wait for Michael Flatley!

CHO:

The first time I heard it, I was rather put off by the violence (and by the fact that I like all the songs mentioned and even enjoy Riverdance!). But it's a rousing good tune, and I can't help but enjoy it now.

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