Buried in Kilkenny- Paddy Reilly (Dub) c.1977 REC
[From: Musical Traditions Records 2003 "From Puck to Appleby" (MTCD325-6) Songs and stories from Jim Carroll's and Pat Mackenzie's recordings of Irish Travellers in England.
Paddy Reilly is Mary Delaney’s brother, and Carroll lists County Tipperary as his residence. Patrick 'Paddy' Reilly was born in Dublin, 1939 joined the Dubliners in 1996.
R. Matteson 2018]
Buried in Kilkenny- sung by Paddy Reilly born in Dublin, from County Tipperary recorded about 1977. Propabably learned from his father and is the same version (with minor changes) sung by his sister Mary Delaney
"Oh, what had you for your dinner now,
My own darling boy?
Oh, what had you for your dinner,
My comfort and my joy?"
"I had bread, beef and cold poison,
Mother, dress my bed soon,
I have a pain in my heart and
Wouldn’t I long to lie down."
"What will you leave your father now,
My own darling boy?
Oh, what will you leave your father,
My comfort and my joy?"
"I will leave him a coach and four horses,
Oh, mother dress my bed soon,
I have a pain in my heart and
Wouldn’t I long to lie down."
"What would you leave your mother now,
My own darling boy?
Oh, what would you leave your mother,
My comfort and my joy?"
"I will leave her the keys of all treasure,
Mother, dress my bed soon,
I have a pain in my heart and
Wouldn’t I long to lie down."
"What will you leave your children,
My own darling boy?
Oh, what will you leave your children,
My comfort and my joy?"
"Oh, they can follow their mother,
Oh, mother dress my bed soon,
I have a pain in my heart and
Wouldn’t I long to lie down."
"Where will you now be buried now,
My own darling boy?
Oh, where will you now be buried,
My comfort and my joy?"
"I will be buried in Kilkenny
Where I will take a long night’s sleep,
With a stone to my head
And a scraith* to my feet."
[* scraith = scraw, sod of turf - Irish]