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Duffy's Cut
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Singer/Songwriter
Duffy's Cut was released on April 17, 2009 by Columbia as a part of the album Listen
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AlbumListen
Release DateApril 17, 2009
LabelColumbia
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM187

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Christy Moore
Christy Moore
Vocals
Declan Sinnott
Declan Sinnott
Guitar
Jimmy Higgins
Jimmy Higgins
Percussion
Cathal Hayden
Cathal Hayden
Fiddle
Martin O'Connor
Martin O'Connor
Accordion
Seamie O'Dowd
Seamie O'Dowd
Guitar
Vickie Keating
Vickie Keating
Vocals
Joleen McLaughlin
Joleen McLaughlin
Harp
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wally Page
Wally Page
Composer
Tony Boylan
Tony Boylan
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Higgins
Jimmy Higgins
Producer
David Meade
David Meade
Engineer
Richard Dowling
Richard Dowling
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

In the summer of 1832
The sailing ship John Stamp
Tied up into the port of Pennsylvania
Up the ladder from the cargo deck
Poor men and women crept
Into the open skies above
Dia is Muire Dhuit agus Failte Romhat
Duffy's my name, I cut through stone
Work for me, I'm one of your own
In dollars I will pay you
57 men signed up
Duffy promised to fill their cup
If they cut the Malvern Valley up
Mile 59 had to be on time for the railway line
From Ballyshannon and The Glenties
They sailed right into hell
They suffered like the weeping Christ
Down Duffy's Cut they sweat their blood
Into his wishing well
Were they taken by the sickness?
Were they hunted down like scum?
Was there poison in the water?
Was it cholera or murder?
The smoke that hid the bullets
From the barrel of the boss's gun
The Blacksmith and the Holy Sisters
Good people through and through
Whispered prayers into the victims ears
It's all that they could do
How come the bosses had silence on their lips
As 57 Irish Navvies were buried in a pit
No stone to mark their resting place
No one to mourn their passing
Written by: Tony Boylan, Wally Page
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