Brennan On The Moore lyrics and chords

The sheet music and tin whistle notes in D Are Included.Irish Folk Song Made famous by The Clancys. (Willie Brennan was an Irish Robin Hood in the late 1700s. He was a Waterford man but carried out most of his exploits in Co Tipperary.  He was betrayed by a comrade for the price on his head. Willie was executed in Clonmel Gaol and buried in Kilcrumper between Kilworth and Fermoy.  His grave was not marked.) The youtube video is by Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem [ songs ].

about BRENNAN ON THE MOOR
The rapparee tradition was still alive in the minds of the people at the end of the eighteenth century. Since the peasants felt no threat from the highwayman-they had little to steal- their sympathies were invariably with the outlaw as he earned his living by robbing the landowners and rich merchants.
By this time the rapparee was in no way a rebel; over the century since Limerick, he had sunk to common brigandage. The people remembered the tradition, however, and it was per- haps inevitable that the balladeers invested certain of the famous highwaymen with qualities that would have been envied by Galloping Hogan.
This song is the most famous of the genre. After a long career of "robbing on the King's Highway," William Brennan was finally caught and hanged at Clonmel in 1804. The original ballad had at least twelve verses; the seven most often sung today are included here.

[C]Tis of a brave young highwayman this [G7]story I will[C] tell
His[C] name was Willie Brennan and in [F]Ireland he did[C] dwell
It was[Am] on the Kilwood Mountain he com[F]menced his wild car[C]eer
And[F] many a wealthy nobleman be[C]fore him shook with[Em] fear

[C]Brennan on the moor,[Em] Brennan on the moor
Bold, [F]brave un[C]daunted was young [G7]Brennan on the[C] moor

One day upon the highway as young Willie he went down
He met the mayor of Cashiell a mile outside of town
The mayor he knew his features and he said, Young man, said he
Your name is Willie Brennan, you must come along with me

Brennan on the moor, Brennan on the moor
Bold, brave undaunted was young Brennan on the moor

Now Brennan's wife had gone to town provisions for to buy
And when she saw her Willie she commenced to weep and cry
Said, Hand to me that tenpenny, as soon as Willie spoke
She handed him a blunderbuss from underneath her cloak

Brennan on the moor, Brennan on the moor
Bold, brave undaunted was young Brennan on the moor

Now with this loaded blunderbuss - the truth I will unfold -
He made the mayor tremble and he robbed him of his gold
One hundred pounds was offered for his apprehension there
So he, with horse and saddle to the mountains did repair

Brennan on the moor, Brennan on the moor
Bold, brave undaunted was young Brennan on the moor

Now Brennan being an outlaw upon the mountains high
With cavalry and infantry to take him they did try
He laughed at them with scorn until at last 'twas said
By a false-hearted woman he was cruelly betrayed

It was Brennan on the moor, Brennan on the moor
Bold, brave undaunted was young Brennan on the moor

Here are the guitar chords as played by The Clancy Brothers
[Bb]Tis of a brave young highwayman this [Eb]story I will[Bb] tell
His[C] name was Willie Brennan and in [Eb]Ireland he did[Bb] dwell
It was on the Kilwood Mountain he com[Eb]menced his wild car[Bb]eer
And[Eb] many a wealthy nobleman be[Bb]fore him shook with fear

[Bb]Brennan on the moor, Brennan on the moor
Bold, [Eb]brave un[Bb]daunted was young [F]Brennan on the[bb] moor

The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem song Brennan On The Moore

Here's the song in the key of G
[G]Tis of a brave young highwayman this [D7]story I will[G] tell
His[G] name was Willie Brennan and in [C]Ireland he did[G] dwell
It was[Em] on the Kilwood Mountain he com[C]menced his wild car[G]eer
And[C] many a wealthy nobleman be[G]fore him shook with[Bm] fear

[G]Brennan on the moor,[Bm] Brennan on the moor
Bold, [C]brave un[G]daunted was young [D7]Brennan on the[G] moor

Brennan On The Moore Sheet Music For Tin Whistle