Irish Descendants

Lyrics:

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, and I've robbed both great and small

And me neck will pay for all, when I die, when I die

And me neck will pay for all, when I die

I have 20 pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all

I have 20 pounds in store, that's not all

I have 20 pounds in store, and I'll rob for twenty more

For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I

For the rich must help the poor, so must I

Oh, they brought me to Cootehill in a cart, in a cart

Oh, they brought me to Cootehill in a cart

Oh, they brought me to Cootehill, there I stopped to make my will

For the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I

For the best of friends must part, so must I

Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke

Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke

Up the ladder I did grope, and the hangman pulled the rope

Oh, and ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down

Oh, and ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, and I hate 'yas one and all

You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes, damn your eyes

You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes

Comments

10 years ago

theasomenater

Not the same band without larry martin and ronnie power

10 years ago

Erratum

The best version

12 years ago

theCOOP

Doesn't sound bad considering. However, I lost intertest in the Irish Descendants with the earliest lineup change; I think when they added a drum set.

12 years ago

coffeeman1126

It's not the "original" Irish Descendants", but Con O'Brien is still singing lead on this. The original Descendants broke up some years back, Darcy Broderick and some others left, but Con kept the name, and carried on with some new faces/voices. To me, they will never be the same without Darcy, but great harmony still.

12 years ago

Rikki0

I agree.

12 years ago

Biogaming2

It is the Irish decendents

13 years ago

Notasthinkasudrunkim

@gdgest Interesting reading, thanks!

13 years ago

gdgest

A somewhat milder variant of an English traditional (Jack Hall) who was hanged at Tyburn in 1707. In the 1840s the song was rewritten and performed on stage by music hall singer C.W. Ross who changed the title. The Irish Descendants recorded it on three albums: Misty Morning Shore in 1991; So Far So Good: The Best Of The Irish Descendants in 1999; and We Are The Irish Descendants in 2004. Thanks for sharing. :-)

13 years ago

fack aff

No but i forgot about this one, I used to have this one on the same CD. but the version i was talking about wasnt acapella. This is a beautiful version too please leave it on here. i just favorited it. Keep looking your close as close could be. I get right excited wh

13 years ago