1847 - ukulele original (Bring the Song entry #2)

This is my second entry for the Bring the Song Challenge: http://bringthesong.org

This is the story of one Irish tenant farming family during the mass evictions that started in 1847.

1847

CHORUS: On the road, on the road
Who will carry our heavy load?
On the road, on the road
Where can we go now?

Our small farm potatoes grew
Just enough to see us through
Then the blight with skies of grey
Now the rent we could not pay. CHORUS

Early morning soldiers came
Dragged us out, our house aflame
No one shelter could us give
How are we supposed to live? CHORUS

Strong the wind and cold the rain
Food is low and there's much pain
Many fall along the way
Ireland suffers every day.

On the road, on the road
Weary from our heavy load
On the road, on the road
We will rest a while now
We shall fall asleep now
We will ...


Copyright 2010 Joanna M. Phillips

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[safiyaclaire]

do you know any more songs from that era?

[ctrymaus]

@safiyaclaire I don't really know--I wrote this one.

[safiyaclaire]

You are so sweet, thanks for this beautiful song.

[ctrymaus]

@safiyaclaire Thank you so much!

[UnluckyMum]

So hauntingly beautiful. I agree with what Yoppy said :)

[ctrymaus]

@UnluckyMum Thank you so much, Caroline! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)

[ctrymaus]

@w1dvf Thanks very much, Darrell! :-)

[ctrymaus]

@agrlfmtx Thanks so much, Theresa! :-)

[w1dvf]

Beautiful........Darrell

[agrlfmtx]

This is beautiful!! I just love it! FAV!! and, thumbs up!! t:)