26 Apr 01 - 10:10 AM (#449778) Subject: O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL From: Rincon Roy LOOKING FOR SONG OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER ARMY (NOT IN DT DATABASE) |
26 Apr 01 - 10:21 AM (#449789) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL From: Sorcha This one was a little tougher, and it may not be what you want...... Click Yes, I know it's called Old King Cole, but the last line is "The Army's gone to hell"......if not, let us have some lyrics, OK? The more info we have, the more likely we are to find what you want. |
26 Apr 01 - 10:30 AM (#449797) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL From: Rincon Roy similar subject, but has chorus more like: "O'Reilly's gone to Hell, since down the pole he fell; He drank up all the bug juice the whisky man would sell..." |
10 Oct 01 - 10:11 PM (#569466) Subject: Lyr Add: O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL From: masato sakurai O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL
O'Reilly was a soldier, the pride of "Battery B,"
(Chorus)
O'Reilly hit the bottle after six years up the pole;
O'Reilly swiped a blanket and shoved it up, I hear;
They'll try him by court martial; he'll never get a chance
Note: "This song by Colonel General E. Griffin was sung to the tune of 'When Reuben Comes to Town.'"
SOURCE: Edward Arthur Dolf, "Sound Off!": Soldier Songs From Yankee Doodle to Parley Voo (New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929, pp. 54-56), with music. ~Masato
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10 Oct 01 - 10:28 PM (#569476) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL From: masato sakurai The author's name is "Dolph", instead of "Dolf". ~Masato |
11 Oct 01 - 08:47 AM (#569667) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL From: MMario Masato - you are an incredible resource!! (Wanted to say that, as I don't think you get thanked enough) |
11 Oct 01 - 10:47 AM (#569743) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL From: masato sakurai MMario,
Not so incredible. I used Brunnings' Folk Song Index (see Ian's Basic Folk Library), which says this song is in Dolph's book. ~Masato
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