Nelson's Farewell The Dubliners Lyrics And Chords
The sheet music for Nelson's Farewell is included. Up Went Nelson By The Go Lucky Four is also included which deals with the exploding pillar in O'Connell Street Dublin. This song was written by [Galway] Joe Dolan and covered by The Dubliners [ lyrics and chords ].Joe was a founder member of Sweeney's Men with Andy Irvine and Johnny Moynihan, Terry Woods from The Pogues replaced Joe Dolan when the band went professional. Their biggest hit was Old Maid In The Garret. Other hits by Joe that were recorded by Christy Moore include ''The Foxy Devil and Trip To Jerusalem. Joe passed away Feb. 2008. The Dubliners sing this song in the key of D.
The sheet music / tin whistle notes to Nelson's Farewell are in the ebook of rebel songs for tin whistle here .
[C]Oh, poor old Admiral Nelson is no longer in the air.
[F]Toora loora[G7] loora loora loo!
[C]On the eighth day of March in Dublin City fair,
[F]Toora loora[G7] loora loora loo!
[G7]From his stand of stones and mortar
He fell crashing through the quarter,
Where once he stood so stiff and proud and[C] rude.
So let's sing our cele[F]bration,
It's a service to the nation.
So[C] poor old Admiral[G7] Nelson, toora loo!
Oh, fifty pounds of gelignite it sped him on his way,
Toora loora loora loora loo!
And the lad that laid the charge, we're in debt to him today.
Toora loora loora loora loo!
In Trafalgar Square it might be fair
To leave old Nelson standing there
But no one tells the Irish what they'll view.
Now the Dublin Corporation
Can stop deliberation
For the boys of Ireland showed them what to do!
For a hundred and fifty-seven years it stood up there in state
Toora loora loora loora loo!
To mark old Nelson's victory o'er the French and Spanish fleet,
Toora loora loora loora loo!
But one-thirty in the morning,
Without a bit of warning,
Old Nelson took a powder and he blew!
Now at last the Irish nation
Has Parnell in higher station
Than poor old Admiral Nelson, toora loo!
Oh the Russians and the Yanks, with lunar probes they play,
Toora loora loora loora loo!
And I hear the French are trying hard to make up lost headway,
Toora loora loora loora loo!
But now the Irish join the race,
We have an astronaut in space,
Ireland, boys, is now a world power too!
So let's sing our celebration,
It's a service to the nation.
So poor old Admiral Nelson, toora loo!
[F]Toora loora[G7] loora loora loo!
[C]On the eighth day of March in Dublin City fair,
[F]Toora loora[G7] loora loora loo!
[G7]From his stand of stones and mortar
He fell crashing through the quarter,
Where once he stood so stiff and proud and[C] rude.
So let's sing our cele[F]bration,
It's a service to the nation.
So[C] poor old Admiral[G7] Nelson, toora loo!
Oh, fifty pounds of gelignite it sped him on his way,
Toora loora loora loora loo!
And the lad that laid the charge, we're in debt to him today.
Toora loora loora loora loo!
In Trafalgar Square it might be fair
To leave old Nelson standing there
But no one tells the Irish what they'll view.
Now the Dublin Corporation
Can stop deliberation
For the boys of Ireland showed them what to do!
For a hundred and fifty-seven years it stood up there in state
Toora loora loora loora loo!
To mark old Nelson's victory o'er the French and Spanish fleet,
Toora loora loora loora loo!
But one-thirty in the morning,
Without a bit of warning,
Old Nelson took a powder and he blew!
Now at last the Irish nation
Has Parnell in higher station
Than poor old Admiral Nelson, toora loo!
Oh the Russians and the Yanks, with lunar probes they play,
Toora loora loora loora loo!
And I hear the French are trying hard to make up lost headway,
Toora loora loora loora loo!
But now the Irish join the race,
We have an astronaut in space,
Ireland, boys, is now a world power too!
So let's sing our celebration,
It's a service to the nation.
So poor old Admiral Nelson, toora loo!
It was 1967 and The Dubliners were signed to Record Company ''Major Minor'' which was owned by Irishman Phil Solomon, The Dubliners recorded an old ballad 'Seven Drunken Nights' with Ronnie Drew singing lead vocals.
It was released as a single which was banned by R.T.E. in Ireland because of the song's bawdy lyrics. An offshore pirate radio station ''Radio Caroline'' played it heavily.
Phil Solimin was also a director of Radio Caroline and that's why it got so much radio play. The record made the British top 10 in May 1967 and The Dubliners appeared on Top Of The Pops.
It was released as a single which was banned by R.T.E. in Ireland because of the song's bawdy lyrics. An offshore pirate radio station ''Radio Caroline'' played it heavily.
Phil Solimin was also a director of Radio Caroline and that's why it got so much radio play. The record made the British top 10 in May 1967 and The Dubliners appeared on Top Of The Pops.
Below is the sheet music for Nelson's Farewell
