This song's not Irish!!! It was written by a Scottish poet (can't remember his name) about a Scottish soldier who died in the first world war. It's just been popularised by the likes of the Fureys and the Dubliners in Ireland. It's a good tune. Brilliant lyrics, Very sad stuff. I was looking forward to hearing this song done into a punk cover to see how they went about it and was slightly disappointed that they left it in it's original state (practically).
This song's not Irish!!! It was written by a Scottish poet (can't remember his name) about a Scottish soldier who died in the first world war. It's just been popularised by the likes of the Fureys and the Dubliners in Ireland. It's a good tune. Brilliant lyrics, Very sad stuff. I was looking forward to hearing this song done into a punk cover to see how they went about it and was slightly disappointed that they left it in it's original state (practically).