The Dubliners - Sam Hall

[Stefanoitch]

That song was awsome!!! Never been much into this kind of music but damn!! Its got soul. Its the white mans blues.

I got 20 punds in store and id rob 20 more. But me neck will pay for all when i die...

[DarkMuse94]

my boyfriend's name is Sam Hall!! ^.^ <3

[rojblake82]

Hogwash this song is.

[tony10396861]

This is one of those songs that suits Ronnie PERFECTLY!! God I could listen to it over and over...

[MONTAGNEVILLE]

THE MAN IN BLACK.

[Geo2382]

Great song. 

[overkillll]

Hey thar molli, ain't y'prood, damn yer oyes!

[nightime59]

I like this, but I prefer the Irish Descendants version the best.....it's slightly different...last verse is,..Oh my name is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep

Oh my name is Sam Hall, and I hate ya's one and all, you're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes...damn your eyes...You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes.

[rmm413c]

In their early days The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem sang a much rowdier version of this song, which had a one-word chorus of "Sh*t!" shouted in unison between each verse. Too bad they never recorded that version.

[niels10100]

johhny cash is BETTER

[SexyBuilder1888]

@niels10100 no way, the dubliners are incredible

[IffyStoopid]

@niels10100 thats laughable

[MrBoele4you]

@niels10100 no johnny cash is the best

[tony10396861]

@MrBoele4you I think Ronnies version of this is much better than Johnny Cashs, who I'm a big fan of by the way

[fishsama999]

@tony10396861 Same situation. Same opinion.

[Ravbo1]

@niels10100 The Dubliners do it best - Johnny Cash is also very good and so are Johnny McEvoy he realy sing this song very well - sorry i lost the tape with Johnny McEvoy

[irishfella100]

i havent heard this song in years. tanks for postin it @sikkbbereen18

[NorseWarriorKing]

Their songs always make me want to go to wherever they happen to be singing about at the time.

[musicbox193]

how many variations of this song are there? I mean there must be many but where did it start

[grobo11]

Isn't Sam Hall an English song?

[kyral210]

@grobo11 yep, from London!

[stephenbhoy82]

Theres 3 young guys who play in a pub in Galway on Fri and Sat and they sound just like the Dubliners....old school and a proper session, dont even use mics, but what voices .....do a crackin version of this song too

[polmaccaba]

ardoyne, don't be such a bittch, every version can be appreciated. a great song anyway you sing it!

[ArdoyneRepublican]

This is the shittest version of all,

The Flying Column was the best and the origional

[ramparse]

wonderful .....ageless voice...timeless melody ....

[SunDown419]

I.R.A bombing brit govie work..false flag..taxes,drugging,color of law Laws..Piss poor stae of afairs folk..Our kin are rolling in their English placed graves..why do we(as a species) take this shite?

[HarryTheAwesome]

@SunDown419  species? What.

[SunDown419]

humanity as a species..homo sapien..species

[HarryTheAwesome]

ok, whatever man.

[balloch]

@mynamestrevor Listen to some more, you're in for a treat :D

[theroachksu]

"They took me to Coothill, where I stopped to make my will-- saying the best of friends must part, and so must I"

always loved that line.. unrepentant thief who couldn't care less about anything than the money great song.

[aoifemckie]

Ha! Me too.

Guess it could be because i am from Cootehill!!

[balloch]

@theroachksu Still makes me cry like a child

[pohsib66]

irish decendants version is the best

[WhiteCavendish]

@pohsib66

I love the Irish Descendants version too, but this one is also fantastic.

[matttoste]

my name is sam hall aswell what a pro song

[samwisehall]

haha my names sam hall aswell, classic song

[HarvardBoxer]

Great song, great voice, and great country. Cheers mate.

[nedthebed07]

You guys have "Joe Hill" which they also sing, great country also. SaaB. :D

[MidnightSkyRider]

Greetings from Hungarian land! Good peole in deed.

Üdvözlettel,

Bánffy

[ryder11700]

just in one word beautifull

ronnie will be a man missed by us all

r.i.p.

[footballMaster777]

YAY my name is sam hall lol

[joeygsmom]

The backround music is so poignant. Poor Ronnie Drew, he did these kind of songs so well...

[paudsIre]

God bless Ronnie......Ireland will always remember You and Luke....True working Class Irish Heroes.......

[bolder1967]

Perfect. Thanks Mr.Drew. R.I.P.

[DaveStoertebeker]

has anyone got the lyrics?

[opaldove]

Dave, I sent you a PM.

[horsesflu]

they're not even the same song... but yeah, it is pretty good too.

[Maksus01]

lol i have a friend who's name is sam hall

[STRADOUKEN]

RIP Ronnie Drew

Never Forget

[aglennane]

the best version, my god you can't beat the dubliners for best quality in irish music, Ronnie Drew, true irish rebel, R.I.P

[TheRealCelticKnight]

Ronnie Drew - RIP - From Your Friend AJ In The City of Song, Ireland - We Shall Never Forget You...

[huffo3]

R.I.P Ronnie!

We will always miss you.

At least you don't have to be sick anymore:)

[huffo3]

R.I.P Ronnie!

We will always miss you.

At least you don't have to be sick antmore:)

[erikh40]

Great stuff. R.I.P. Ronnie.

[Thistlesifter510]

Great Tune.

[heyriggs84]

great song. always sing at family get togethers :)

[duffers]

Fucking love the Dubs.

[tom13671]

Ronnie Drew we love you and luke too.

[WhiteCavendish]

My favourite version of this is the acapella version sung by The Irish Descendants on their "best of" version. Gives me chills! And it has a nice change on the final verse that makes it particularly gritty.

I do particularly like this version, too. His gravelly voice has a nice effect.

[ymm2]

My names Sam Hall,

It reminds me of one I was little and my auntie used to sing it to me.

I love the dubliners

[Guyptp12]

Ronnie Drew is brilliant! hes something special

[WhenIrishEyes]

he is.

[caseyjones92]

gonna learn this. and i am a big fan of johnny, but cash just killed this song when he did it.

[shotsofpatron]

same name, different song... nice assumption.

[caseyjones92]

its about the same story. and i would bet money that he listened to this song as a template.

[ametllet]

M' agrada molt aquesta cançó i els Dubliners!

++++

[kieran1970]

yes paddy reilly does a very good version, seems a little slow compared to ronnies version, i like ronnies voice better, it was made for this song. how is the oul boy anyway, hope hes on the mend.

[GallantJohnJoe]

Yes he is getting better ! A lot of Irish Artists like Bono , Sinead O'Connor are doing a song for him !!! Definately a better version than Paddy Reilly's . Listen to Luke Kelly he is a fab ballad singer ! Regards !

[MICKDAGOONER]

the poor man is completely bald. must be the chemotherapy. what a legend!! long live ronnie!!!

[sagastizabal]

Is voice sounds like centuries of Irish men going through History. Long live Ronnie Drew!!!!

[crossmyheart1]

can not beat this

[opaldove]

Matter of personal opinion NicolasHazen. I also like Paddy's singing (very much) but I happen to LOVE Ronnie Drew's gravelly voice.  Oh, and as for the 'Almost nobody' comment, that, too, could be very disputed. Ronnie is an icon!!

[ametllet]

M' encantaaaaa

[opaldove]

Wonderful! Nobody can sing this quite like the fantastic Ronnie Drew.

[NicolasHazen]

Almost nobody - Paddy Reilly is way much better than Ronnie.

[F3YR3]

Luke Kelly....

[buththay]

This song is about a notorious buglar, named Jack Hall.When a child he was sold by his parents for a guinea to a chimney sweep. He was hanged in 1701 at Tyburn prison.

[horsesflu]

Going on and on about the most "true" form is just a armchair-historical, elitist rant.

Who cares which version of the song is "true?" Johnny Cash's Americanized take is great, and this one is too - and any other version, as well.

Settled.

[leefail1]

great song

[Ambidexter143]

Damn your eyes is the original wording. The Dubliners sing a bowlderized version.

[Fionnestaines]

read the above

[Ambidexter143]

So what? The version given in the Child Ballads has "damn your eyes." Do you have a more authoritative source for your version?

[SirCoughsalot]

Isn't it possible there could be several different versions?

[WhiteCavendish]

In fact, there are many different versions. This is often the case with old folk songs. This song was originally written as "Jack Hall" after an infamous english thief who was hanged for his crimes. He was sold by his parents as a climber (children would climb the chimneys to clean them in the 19th century). The song is often believed to be related to "Captain Kidd) as it shares a similar structure. Such "execution songs" were popular and common in old folk tradition.

[HDawesome]

Its a folk song referring to Old Time Cat-Burglers. They would go into chimneys to rob people. One could assume when they were apprehended they claimed they were chimney sweeps.

[Scottiffer]

This is a knock off by the Dubliners from a traditional English song about a hanged thief back in the 18th C. It has more verses and the ones used by the Dublines have also been amended

[Fionnestaines]

read the above

[flash46196]

The True sam hall,

Not the Jonny Cash Knock Off,

Man this one is way better. This guy is matter afact, he is about to get his ass hung and he knows it. Not JC saying "AHHH DAMN YOUR EYES!" no just "an nare a word I spoke, as the hangman pulled his rope"

[Fionnestaines]

Its actually an old English,joe hall,became popular in Ireland,then a country version in the US,not written by the the legends that are johnny or dubs.