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The Galtee Mountain Boy

from Chance of a Start by Patrick Clifford

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I joined the flying column in 1916
In Cork with Sean Moylan; Tipperary with Dan Breen
Arrested by Free-Staters and sentenced for to die,
Farewell to Tipperary, said the Galtee Mountain Boy

We crossed through pleasant valleys and over hilltops green
Where we met with Dinny Lacey, Sean Hogan, and Dan Breen,
Sean Moylan and his gallant men, who kept the flag flying high
Farewell to Tipperary, said the Galtee Mountain Boy

We trekked the Wicklow mountains, rebels on the run
Hunted night and morning, we were outlaws but free men
We crossed the Dublin mountains; the sun was shining high
Farewell to Tipperary, said the Galtee Mountain Boy

So I'll bid farewell:
To old Clonmel, that I never more will see,
And to the Galtee Mountains that ofttimes sheltered me,
And to the men who fought for liberty and died without a sigh.
May their cause be ne'er forgotten, said the Galtee Mountain Boy.

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from Chance of a Start, released October 1, 2012
Produced by Patrick Clifford

Randy Decker: Percussion, backing vocals
Wolf Hul: Fiddle
Martin Kelleher: Backing vocals
David Yeates: Backing vocals
Otherwise performed by Patrick Clifford

Recording assistance: Courtney Greenwood and Peter Kane.

Executive Producers: Martin Rutherford, Bernadette Clifford, Wolf Hul, Linda Jeffers, Linda Zdepski, Jim Clare.

Traditional; arr. by Patrick Clifford (ASCAP); © The Irish Side LLC (ASCAP)

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Patrick Clifford New York, New York

Patrick Clifford is an Irish-American musician, songwriter, and producer.

He performs and records Irish traditional standards; skillfully crafted original songs and compositions; and discerning covers of contemporary Irish and American songwriters such as Pete St. John, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.

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