The Dubliners - Lowlands In Holland

[clarsairdeteine]

Aha! The 30000th!

Is it valid even if I listened to this song a couple hundreds times? :-)

[FenianArsehole]

Die papists die.

[DwnAszPunk]

I'm confused does this take place in Holland or New Holland in Australia..because sugarcane does not grow in European Holland..?

[3tangle3]

@DwnAszPunk dutch liberation from spain

[badb0ydt]

Up ya boya

[badb0ydt]

Up ya boya

[LordGeorgeRodney]

This song is about Protestant English and Scots soldiers freeing the Netherlands from the yoke of Spain.

[3tangle3]

@LordGeorgeRodney its a folk song of galloway SW scotland

[LordGeorgeRodney]

@3tangle3 it was sung by English troops after the victory at the battle of Nieupoort 1600..

There were Scots there too so it have been given to them..

[3tangle3]

@LordGeorgeRodney fair enough, steeleye span claim its from galloway....and the lyrics on the original mention galloway hence why i thought it was that

[3tangle3]

@LordGeorgeRodney its a song from the perspective of a widow of a scottish soldier from galloway I read on another lyric will have to find link...I agree its about the liberation of the dutch (evenif the scots were recently un-liberated lol)

[FalconSupreme]

Such sweet sound. Wonderful song !!

[BesACB]

"the sugar cane grows plentiful, the tea grows on each tree"! La, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté/Luxe, calme et volupté!

[MrRVanB]

Is this song about the Netherlands?

[flamestorm2000]

@MrRVanB Yes it is my Proud!

[KindleAndChar777721]

Hope I get to Heaven to hear and see an Angel named Ronnie Drew fly around whilste singing all these cheerful tunes and many moreall through the rest of eternity. God Bless Ronnie.

[TheJoetowngirl]

oh dear Tommy Makem's rousing, upbeat version is far, far better than this

[Cherubicon]

@TheJoetowngirl I have to agree with you there. I think I'll put it on Youtube soon.

[spazztipipple]

Holland is a lovely land! Glad to hear Ronnie saying that, since I'm Dutch.

R.I.P Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly, 2 legends not just of the Irish music, but of all music in the world!

[larcebus]

See you soon, Ronnie. Probably in Fiddlers Green.

[UTDIRELAND]

Amazing voice from Heaven !

[neuropatico]

The voice of god

[PorscheJochen]

he is by god now! rest in peace ronnie drew and greetings to my grandfather n mother...

[PorscheJochen]

luke and ciaran too...

[KindleAndChar777721]

@neuropatico The voice of God Through Ronnie's lips

[Johnners1878]

By Christ, this is a jaunty version of a sad song. Only the bould Ronnie Drew could get away with it. High winds and stormy seas....

[stryder87]

DAMN THAT SONG IS GOOD!!!

[mench79]

good ole ronnie....

[nierengegend]

yeaaaaaaaaaaah!