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Sullivan's John
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Traditional Folk
Sullivan's John was released on January 1, 1991 by Sanctuary Records as a part of the album Irish Folk Favourites
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1991
LabelSanctuary Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM176

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sweeney's Men
Sweeney's Men
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dunne
Dunne
Songwriter
Paddy Reilly
Paddy Reilly
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bill Leader
Bill Leader
Producer

Lyrics

Sullivan's John, to the road you've gone, far away from your native home
You're gone with the tinker's daughter, far along the road to roam
Arrah, Sullivan's John, you won't stick it long, till your belly will soon get slack
You'll be roamin' the road with a mighty load and a toodle box on your back
I met Katie Coffee with her neat baby behind on her back strapped on
She'd an old ash plant twirled in her hand for to drive her donkey on
Inquiring every farmer's house for along the road she passed
Oh, it's where would she get an old pot to mend, or it's where would she swap an ass
There's a hairy ass fair in the County Clare, in a place they call Spancil Hill
Where my brother James got a rap to the hames, and poor Paddy they tried to kill
They loaded him up on an old ass and car while Kate and Big Mary stood by
Oh, bad cess to the day that I went away for to join with a tinker's band
You're a Sullivan's John, to the road you've gone, far away from your native home
You're gone with the tinker's daughter, far along the road to roam
Arrah, Sullivan's John, you won't stick it long, till your belly will soon get slack
You'll be roamin' the road with a mighty load and a toodle box on your back
Written by: Dunne
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