Errr... Sally MacLennan is the name of the pub, not a girl. It's actually a very sad song, the guy goes away, comes back to find that almost everyone he knew has died, then he drinks himself to death.
Not so sure since he says "To the greatest little boozer AND to Sally Maclennane."
Not so sure since he says "To the greatest little boozer AND to Sally Maclennane."
It sounds like Sally was Jimmy's girl before he left, and then later the narrator takes up with her in Jimmy's absence. But it is possible that Sally is some sort of drink they both had a weakness for?
It sounds like Sally was Jimmy's girl before he left, and then later the narrator takes up with her in Jimmy's absence. But it is possible that Sally is some sort of drink they both had a weakness for?
I also don't think it's a sad song, not only because of its upbeat nature, but because I take the "Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again" to mean they'd all be reunited in heaven or the afterlife or some such...
I also don't think it's a sad song, not only because of its upbeat nature, but because I take the "Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again" to mean they'd all be reunited in heaven or the afterlife or some such as I've heard is the Irish belief.
Errr... Sally MacLennan is the name of the pub, not a girl. It's actually a very sad song, the guy goes away, comes back to find that almost everyone he knew has died, then he drinks himself to death.
There's no girl in the song.
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Not so sure since he says "To the greatest little boozer AND to Sally Maclennane."
Not so sure since he says "To the greatest little boozer AND to Sally Maclennane."
It sounds like Sally was Jimmy's girl before he left, and then later the narrator takes up with her in Jimmy's absence. But it is possible that Sally is some sort of drink they both had a weakness for?
It sounds like Sally was Jimmy's girl before he left, and then later the narrator takes up with her in Jimmy's absence. But it is possible that Sally is some sort of drink they both had a weakness for?
I also don't think it's a sad song, not only because of its upbeat nature, but because I take the "Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again" to mean they'd all be reunited in heaven or the afterlife or some such...
I also don't think it's a sad song, not only because of its upbeat nature, but because I take the "Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again" to mean they'd all be reunited in heaven or the afterlife or some such as I've heard is the Irish belief.