Cover art for Little Jimmy Murphy by The Wolfe Tones

Little Jimmy Murphy

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Little Jimmy Murphy Lyrics

As I walked through Kildare while the great rout was ragin'
And little Jimmy Murphy was the lad who was taken

[Chorus]
We’re far from the last rout
From the East to Downpatrick
Where there dies little Jimmy Murphy on the sweet mossy banks, killamajing, killamajong, whiskey fiskey tooraloo
Rank a diddle dare, ol foldare ol foldoe

Now, little Jimmy Murphy was not hung for sheep stealing
But the courting of a pretty girl and her name was Nancy Whelan

[Chorus]
We're far from the last rout
From the East to Downpatrick
Where there dies little Jimmy Murphy on the sweet mossy banks, killamajing, killamajong, whiskey fiskey tooraloo
Rank a diddle dare, ol foldare ol foldoe

We were marched through the town
We were marched through the city
With our hands tied behind us and the ladies cried pity

[Chorus]
We're far from the last rout
From the East to Downpatrick
Where there dies little Jimmy Murphy on the sweet mossy banks, killamajing, killamajong, whiskey fiskey tooraloo
Rank a diddle dare, ol foldare ol foldoe
At the foot of the gallows, poor Nancy was kneeling
At the foot of the rope, then poor Jimmy was reelin’

[Chorus]
We're far from the last rout
From the East to Downpatrick
Where there dies little Jimmy Murphy on the sweet mossy banks, killamajing, killamajong, whiskey fiskey tooraloo
Rank a diddle dare, ol foldare ol foldoe

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Credits
Recorded At
Dublin, Ireland
Release Date
1985
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