What's [C] the xxxx xxxxxx xxx [Am] news xx xx [C] bold xxxxxx [F] lier
With xxxx [C] long xxxxxxxxx [G7] gun xxxx xxx [C] sea
Say xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx [Am] south xxxxxx xxx [C] messinger [F] here
With x [C] hymm xx xxx [G7] dawn xxx xxx [C] free
'Goodly [F] news xxxxxxxx xxxx xx x [C] bring xxxxx xx xxxxx
Goodly [F] news xxxxx xxx xxxx xxxxx [G7] man
For xxx [C] boys xxxxx xx [Am] morn xxxx xxx [C] south xx xxx [F] north
Led xx [C] Kelly xxx [G7] boy xxxx [C] Killane
Tell me who is that giant with the gold curly hair
He who rides at the head of the band
Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare
And he lookes like a king in command
'Ah me boys that's the pride of the bold Shelmaliers
Among our greatest of heroes a man
Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers
For John Kelly the boy from Killane
Enniscorthy's in flames and old wexford is won
And the Barrow tomorrow we will cross
On a hill ore that town we have planted a gun
That will batter the gateway at Ross
All the forth men and bargy men march o'er the heath
With brave Harvey to lead on the van
But the formost of all in that grim gap of death
Will be Kell the boy from Killane
But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross
And is set by the Slaney's red waves
And poor Wexford stripped naked hung high on a cross
And her heart pierced by traitors and slaves
Glory Oh 'Glory Oh to her brave sons who died
For the cause of long downtrodden land
Glory oh to mount Leinster's own darling and pride dauntless Kelly the boy from Killane