08 Apr 98 - 01:24 PM (#25424) Subject: Lyr Add: JOE McDONNELL (Wolfe Tones) From: The Fenian Oh me name is Joe McDonnell From Belfast town I came That city I will never see again For in the Town of Belfast I spent many happy days I love that town in oh so many ways For it's there I spent my childhood and found for me a wife I then set out to make for her a life But all my young ambitions met with bitter ness and hate I soon found myself inside a prison gate
Chorus: And how dare you call me a terrorist That's the first verse and the chorus and I'm gonna try posting that before I write the whole thing out for a third time and have the posting fail on me again. |
08 Apr 98 - 01:35 PM (#25425) Subject: Second Verse and on From: The Fenian The rest of it goes, starting with the second verse
Through those many months internment
Chorus:
Then one cold October morning trapped in a lion's den
Chorus:
So may God shine on you Bobby Sands for the courage you have shown Chorus: |
08 Apr 98 - 01:36 PM (#25426) Subject: RE: LYRADD: Joe McDONNELL From: The Fenian Got it all in finally and there you go erica that's all of Joe McDonnell or MacDoanld whichever Joe it is. |
14 Apr 98 - 10:14 AM (#25742) Subject: RE: LYRADD: Joe McDONNELL From: Wolfgang Hell Well, it was a good exercise for me to transcribe these lyrics from a CD and see that The Fenian beat me by days. Anyway, The Fenian's version is definitely better than my version would have been.
So there's nothing left to me than to correct two typos ("Maidstone" in verse 2, "McCreesh" in the last verse) and to direct you to the Irish Hungerstriker memorial page in case you want to know about the historical background or want to know more about Joe McDonnell. |
14 Apr 98 - 04:52 PM (#25784) Subject: RE: LYRADD: Joe McDONNELL From: Hey Fenian-- Thanx for the lyrics. When I add them to the database, though, I try to include the contributor's initials (YOUR initials can be immortal!) If your handle consiosts of one name, All I can do is use an X for the missing initial. FX? |
23 Apr 98 - 12:12 PM (#26362) Subject: RE: LYRADD: Joe McDONNELL From: erica hey guys--that's absolutely brilliant!! thanks a lot for your help on that one, Fenian (and for your willingness, Wolfgang!). having gone away for a bit, it was rather amusing to see all this talk of fish and such spawned from my request...i'm glad you managed to figure out what i was talking about. i have another favour to ask--where can i _hear_ it? someone mentioned transcribing it from a CD (was that you, wolfie?) and as i'd like to do the song sometime, a tune would be helpful! ah, now's when i begin to be a pain in the arse....apologies! seriously, though--thanks!!! |
28 Apr 98 - 03:22 AM (#26721) Subject: RE: LYRADD: Joe McDONNELL From: Wolfgang Erica, I have it on a double-CD by "The fighting men from Crossmaglen" titled "50 complete Irish rebel songs". Not to recommend for the musical presentation, but nevertheless a large collection of old and new Irish rebel songs, though far from "complete". I cannot yet put the music into a computer-readable form, but if nothing else helps I could send you a tape. Mail me, if you think of that way, but mind you, I read my mail these months only about once a week or once every two weeks. (hell@psy.uni-muenster.de) Wolfgang |
28 Apr 98 - 03:22 PM (#26779) Subject: RE: LYRADD: Joe McDONNELL From: erica wolfgang, thanks a lot. i might give a shot at finding the CDs, but depending on both the success of the search and financial mood of the day, i may end up taking you up on your offer of sending the tape. i'll email you if it's going to come to that and try and work this all out! (don't worry about not checking your mail, either; i've been known to abandon my computer for months!! why stress it?) but yeah, thanks for the help...and you'll probably get mail soon-ish! peace. |