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09 Aug 10 - 08:23 AM (#2961045) Subject: Lyrics/knowledge on Hills of Sweet Mayo From: triskelion Hello, My first post - I've enjoyed absorbing all of the wonderful knowledge available on Mudcat for years. I'm looking for the lyrics to the Hills of Sweet Mayo, and any background on the song. The only version I've heard is Tina Mulrooney's and I've had a little trouble picking all the words out. It's a beautiful song and sounds to me like there's some history behind it. Slainte |
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09 Aug 10 - 06:08 PM (#2961499) Subject: RE: Lyrics/knowledge on Hills of Sweet Mayo From: mayomick I've refreshed a thread that might be useful Treskillion |
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11 Aug 10 - 09:56 AM (#2962817) Subject: RE: Lyrics/knowledge on Hills of Sweet Mayo From: triskelion Thanks, that is helpful. I've e-mailed Tina Mulrooney about her rather singular version; hopefully, she will get back to me. |
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11 Aug 10 - 11:09 AM (#2962873) Subject: RE: Lyrics/knowledge on Hills of Sweet Mayo From: mayomick My father used to sing this as the Hills of Sweet Mayo too. For him it was a civil war song . For the second verse , last line he sang " Free State guns" Third verse last line , "there she did spy her bolshie boy in the Hills Of Sweet Mayo" When I was surprised about the bolshie boy bit he said that "bolshies" was what the IRA was called at the time. |
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18 Aug 10 - 01:06 AM (#2967611) Subject: RE: Lyrics/knowledge on Hills of Sweet Mayo From: Jim Dixon This sounds like a variant of THE GLENS OF SWEET MAYO. Click here for a thread about that song. |
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21 Dec 11 - 01:02 AM (#3277566) Subject: Lyr Add: THE HILLS OF SWEET MAYO (from T Mulrooney From: Jim Dixon The singer sounds quite young but has a lovely voice. THE HILLS OF SWEET MAYO [As sung by Tina Mulrooney on The Mulrooney Sisters album "The Cream of Irish Traditional Ballads" (2011)] 1. It was on a summer's evening as I rambled from my home. Upon the banks of a silv'ry stream I carelessly did roam. I chanced to hear a fair young maid as the tears from her eyes did flow. 'Twas for the love of her own true love on the hills of sweet Mayo. 2. Late last night I heard the news that nearly broke my heart, When a bounty boy came from the hills and said that you must part, Part from your own love Willie that loved you long ago. He's wounded, deadly wounded, on the hills of sweet Mayo. 3. My own true love was a rebel bold; he loved sweet liberty. He fought in 1916 to set old Ireland free. He fought for Ireland's freedom and never feared the foe. 'Twas a Fenian gun that shot my love on the hills of sweet Mayo. 4. There is one request I ask of you and grant it to me please. It is not much to ask of you but 'twould set my mind at ease. Have pity on a fair young maid who knows not where to go, And come with her to find her love on the hills of sweet Mayo. 5. We started out together her true love for to find. Two days and nights we searched for him with sad thoughts on our mind, Till at last we came to a silent spot and the tears began to flow. It was there she found her true love dead on the hills of sweet Mayo. 6. My own true love was a rebel bold who loved sweet liberty. He fought in 1916 to set old Ireland free. He fought for Ireland's freedom and never feared the foe. 'Twas a Fenian gun that shot my love on the hills of sweet Mayo. 'Twas a Fenian gun that shot my love on the hills of sweet Mayo. |
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21 Dec 11 - 07:35 PM (#3278011) Subject: RE: Lyr/Origin Req: Hills of Sweet Mayo / Glens of ... From: Joybell I posted the Lyrics on the link here. It was before I became a member of Mudcat. The title is "The Glens of Sweet Mayo" Note that I gave a printed source from 1966. Cheers, Joy |
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07 Nov 12 - 11:06 AM (#3432467) Subject: RE: Lyr/Origin Req: Hills of Sweet Mayo / Glens of ... From: GUEST,becky Xx Hi I'm trying to fet this song for a frunral where can I download it please ?? Someone HELP :-( |
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08 Nov 12 - 08:38 AM (#3432970) Subject: RE: Lyr/Origin Req: Hills of Sweet Mayo / Glens of ... From: GUEST,Desi C You might try Martin Dardis's song site unitedirelandtripod.ie or just put Martin Dardis in search |
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02 May 13 - 09:00 AM (#3510978) Subject: RE: Lyr/Origin Req: Hills of Sweet Mayo / Glens of ... From: GUEST,Nico Coetzee R.S.A. Thank you very much |
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02 May 13 - 08:25 PM (#3511159) Subject: RE: Lyr/Origin Req: Hills of Sweet Mayo / Glens of ... From: Jim Dixon There's another thread that ought to be linked with this one: Lyr Req: The Glens of Sweet Mayo |
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09 Apr 19 - 09:18 AM (#3986585) Subject: RE: Lyr/Origin Req: Hills of Sweet Mayo / Glens of ... From: GUEST That last line is incorrect. The original line is "Twas a british gun that shot my love on the hills of sweet Mayo" |
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29 Nov 21 - 01:06 PM (#4127546) Subject: RE: Lyr/Origin Req: Hills of Sweet Mayo / Glens of ... From: GUEST,triskelion Just coming back to this thread I began some years ago. I'm revisiting these lyrics as I'm bringing the Hills of Sweet Mayo back into my repertoire. The last post from 2019 is intriguing - I interpreted the Mulrooney version as an anti-war song; her lover killed by friendly fire, all the more tragic. But does anyone know of other evidence/reason, beyond the apparent similarity to The Glens of Sweet Mayo, for the Fenian rather than British lyric? |
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29 Nov 21 - 07:19 PM (#4127588) Subject: RE: Lyr/Origin Req: Hills of Sweet Mayo / Glens of ... From: rich-joy This is the version my late Beloved, Paul Lawler, used to sing : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWSYX3qgEno It is 'presumed' he learnt it from Vin Garbutt's rendition. Cheers, R-J [sorry, you'll have to cut-and-paste - my connection to the blue clicky keeps cutting out......] |