Danny Boy - Irish Traditional Tune

Response: click through to "Take 2"
Danny Boy: Irish Traditional

(track: original performance)

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying
'Tis you, 'tis you must go ... and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

(postlude, credits)

Remainder of lyric:

And if you come, when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.

And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be
If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me
I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

But if I live,
and should you die for Ireland,
Let not your dying thoughts
be just of me.

But say a prayer to God
for our dearest Ireland.
I know He'll hear
and help to set her free.
And I will take your pike
and place my dearest,
And strike a blow,
though weak the blow may be.

T'will help the cause
to which your heart was nearest
Oh Danny Boy, Oh, Danny boy
I love you so.

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Tags:

• Danny
• Boy
• Irish
• Traditional
• record
• emigration
• impact

[sliux109]

whoever played this, should learn to play danny boy because he/she speeds on parts where he/she should slow down and lean on those notes

[BruceMcF]

@sliux109 whoever played this is not a great fan of the weapier renditions of the song.

[XxMizuindoxXxOkituxX]

Did you play a clarinet for this? And I think you did really well~ Playing wind instruments is really hard :3

[BruceMcF]

@XxMizuindoxXxOkituxX tenor recorder

[BruceMcF]

Yes, I have to admit compared to the music you've done, its ... oh, wait, "NOHeHasNot has not uploaded any videos".

Never mind.

[oglekid]

Barry Mc Guiggans father sang it before each of his fights!!!!

[honeyion]

@danielson2k9 the song was written to join the catholics and prodistents together, maybe so they could fight harder against england. the songs author and place might have been mistold, or maybe used by the scottish so much people believed it is scottish. even i thought amazing grace was american till i was 16, then i passed through graceland.

[Flamorgan]

@danielson2k9 No, the tune is an old Irish tune called Londonderry Air which is what is being played here, Danny boy was a song written by an Englishman called Fred Weatherly in 1910 and was originally called "Eily Dear ", the song title was changed along with a few lyrics later in 1918. The song is neither Scottish or Irish but the tune played here is Irish.

[GwaiiEagle1]

@Dannysubliminal The tune is old, ancient even. Written by Ol Rory. It is called O'Cahan's Lament.

[mirgil1964]

The tune is Irish. The words to this version are not traditional. They were written to entice recruits to join the British Army for WW 1. I know a traditional Irish singer who won't sing this, because of it's being a British recruiting song.

[danielson2k9]

danny bhoy is defo NOT an irish song, its 100% scottish.

[TheFirstArkady]

@BruceMcF whoever played this cant play at all

[sweetwaterbranch]

love this song .

[GuitarRockinChick18]

well, you have to think for a moment.... England invaded Scotland and tried to breed out the Scotts, and some Irish and Scottish folks had babies together, so there you go lol. maybe he's part Irish?

[Dannysubliminal]

haha a classic irish song written by an englishman in New york, Music written by a yank. Hilarious! great tune though, Me name is danny.

[Shropshireladdie]

@eebruce

Why would any Englishman try to make his lyrics Irish?