The Well Below The Valley Christy Moore lyrics and guitar chords
Recorded by Christy Moore when he was with Planxty. The sheet music notes are included along with the tin whistle notes in D Major.
The song ''Wicklow Boy'' is also included with guitar chords.
[Dm]A gentleman was passing by
He[F] asked for a drink as[C] he got dry
At the[Dm] well below the[C] valley-[Dm]o
[Dm]Green grows the[C] lily-[Dm]o
Right among the[C] bushes-[Dm]o
"Me cup is full unto the brim
If I were to stoop I might fall in"
"If your true love was passing by
You'd fill him a drink as he got dry"
She swore by grass, she swore by corn
That her true love had never been born
He said "Young maid, you swear in wrong
For six children you had born"
"
If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me the father of them"
"There's two of them by your uncle Dan"
"Another two by your brother John"
"Another two by your father dear"
"If you be a man of noble esteem
You'll tell to me what did happen to them"
"There's two buried 'neath the stable door"
"Another two near the kitchen door"
"Another two buried beneath the wall"
"If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me what will happen to mysel' "
"You'll be seven years a-ringing the bell"
"You'll be seven more a-porting in hell"
"I'll be seven years a-ringing the bell
But the Lord above may save me soul from porting in hell
The song ''Wicklow Boy'' is also included with guitar chords.
[Dm]A gentleman was passing by
He[F] asked for a drink as[C] he got dry
At the[Dm] well below the[C] valley-[Dm]o
[Dm]Green grows the[C] lily-[Dm]o
Right among the[C] bushes-[Dm]o
"Me cup is full unto the brim
If I were to stoop I might fall in"
"If your true love was passing by
You'd fill him a drink as he got dry"
She swore by grass, she swore by corn
That her true love had never been born
He said "Young maid, you swear in wrong
For six children you had born"
"
If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me the father of them"
"There's two of them by your uncle Dan"
"Another two by your brother John"
"Another two by your father dear"
"If you be a man of noble esteem
You'll tell to me what did happen to them"
"There's two buried 'neath the stable door"
"Another two near the kitchen door"
"Another two buried beneath the wall"
"If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me what will happen to mysel' "
"You'll be seven years a-ringing the bell"
"You'll be seven more a-porting in hell"
"I'll be seven years a-ringing the bell
But the Lord above may save me soul from porting in hell
Wicklow Boy The –Christy Moore
From the album “Irish Heart”
[C]As I walked past Portlaoise [F]Prison
"I'm [G]innocent", a voice was heard to [C]say
"My frame-up has almost been com[F]pleted.
My [G]people all look the other [C]way. "
[Am}Seven years ago his torture [F]started
When A [G]forced confession he was made to [C]sign.
[Am]Young Irish men especially trained and [F]chosen
Were on the [G7]heavy gang that made him run the [C]line.
[F]Others in the Bridewell heard him [C]screaming
[G7]Even prison doctors could see
His [C]injuries were not self in[F]flicted
[G7]Those who tipped the scales did not a[C]gree.
Give the Wicklow Boy his [F]freedom
We Must [G]Give him back his liber[C]ty
Or are we going to [F]leave him in chains
While [G7]those who framed him up hold the [C]key?
Deprived of human rights by his own [F]people
Sick[G]ened by injustice he jumped [C]bail,
In the [C]Appalachian Mountains found a [F]welcome
Till his [G7]co-accused were both released from [C]jail.
He [Am]came back home expecting he’d get [F]justice
But [G7]Special Branch men took him from the [C]plane
For [Am]three years we deprived of his [F]freedom
The [G7]guilty jeer the innocent a[C]gain.
Give the Wicklow Boy his [F]freedom
We Must [G]Give him back his liber[C]ty
Or are we going to [F]leave him in chains
While [G7]those who framed him up hold the [C]key?
The [Am]people versus Kelly was the [F]title
Of the [G7]farce we staged at his ap[C]peal.
[Am]Puppets in well-rehearsed col[F]lusion,
I [G7]often wonder how these men must [C]feel.
As I walked past Portlaoise [F]Prison
Through [G]concrete and steel a whisper [C]came
"My frame-up is almost com[F]pleted.
I'm [G]innocent, Nicky Kelly is my [C]name. "
Give the Wicklow Boy his [F]freedom
We Must [G]Give him back his liber[C]ty
Or are we going to [F]leave him in chains
While [G7]those who framed him up hold the [C]key?
From the album “Irish Heart”
[C]As I walked past Portlaoise [F]Prison
"I'm [G]innocent", a voice was heard to [C]say
"My frame-up has almost been com[F]pleted.
My [G]people all look the other [C]way. "
[Am}Seven years ago his torture [F]started
When A [G]forced confession he was made to [C]sign.
[Am]Young Irish men especially trained and [F]chosen
Were on the [G7]heavy gang that made him run the [C]line.
[F]Others in the Bridewell heard him [C]screaming
[G7]Even prison doctors could see
His [C]injuries were not self in[F]flicted
[G7]Those who tipped the scales did not a[C]gree.
Give the Wicklow Boy his [F]freedom
We Must [G]Give him back his liber[C]ty
Or are we going to [F]leave him in chains
While [G7]those who framed him up hold the [C]key?
Deprived of human rights by his own [F]people
Sick[G]ened by injustice he jumped [C]bail,
In the [C]Appalachian Mountains found a [F]welcome
Till his [G7]co-accused were both released from [C]jail.
He [Am]came back home expecting he’d get [F]justice
But [G7]Special Branch men took him from the [C]plane
For [Am]three years we deprived of his [F]freedom
The [G7]guilty jeer the innocent a[C]gain.
Give the Wicklow Boy his [F]freedom
We Must [G]Give him back his liber[C]ty
Or are we going to [F]leave him in chains
While [G7]those who framed him up hold the [C]key?
The [Am]people versus Kelly was the [F]title
Of the [G7]farce we staged at his ap[C]peal.
[Am]Puppets in well-rehearsed col[F]lusion,
I [G7]often wonder how these men must [C]feel.
As I walked past Portlaoise [F]Prison
Through [G]concrete and steel a whisper [C]came
"My frame-up is almost com[F]pleted.
I'm [G]innocent, Nicky Kelly is my [C]name. "
Give the Wicklow Boy his [F]freedom
We Must [G]Give him back his liber[C]ty
Or are we going to [F]leave him in chains
While [G7]those who framed him up hold the [C]key?
