Biography:
William 'Liam' Clancy (2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009) (Irish;Liam Mac Fhlannchadha) was an Irish folk singer. With his brothers Tom, and Patrick Clancy, as well as Tommy Makem, he was part of the popular group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
Liam Clancy was the youngest and last surviving member of the influential folk group the Clancy Brothers, who are regarded as Ireland's first pop stars. They recorded 55 albums, achieved global sales
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Other songs:
- All For Me Grog
- And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
- Ar Eireann Ni Neosainn Ce Hi
- Black Water Side
- Cruisin Round Yarmouth
- Dirty Old Town
- Eileen Aroon
- Fare Thee Well
- Farewell To Tarwathie
- Fiddlers Green
- Foggy Foggy Dew
- Galway Races
- Heave Away
- Hi For The Beggarman
- Home Boys Home
- Home From The Sea
- Im A Freeborn Man
- Maries Wedding
- My Island
- Navy Boots On
- Patriot Game
- Red Is The Rose
- Sonnys Dream
- Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
- Streets Of London
- Ten And Nine
- The Castle Of Dromore
- The Croppy Boy
- The Dutchman
- The Foggy Dew
- The Irish Rover
- The Jolly Tinker
- The Loch Tay Boat Song
- The Minstrel Boy
- The Nightingale
- The Orchard
- The Parting Glass
- The Rising Of The Moon
- The Roseville Fair
- The Water Is Wide
- The Weavers
- Time Gentlemen Time
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Yarmouth Town
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Liam Clancy - The Rising Of The Moon
[INTRO:] C F C
[VERSE 1:]
G
"Oh, then tell me Sean O'Farrell, tell me why you hurry so?"
F C F C
"Hush me bhuachaill, hush and listen" and his cheeks were all aglow
G
"I bear orders from the captain, get you ready quick and soon
F C F C
For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon"
[CHORUS:]
By the rising of the moon
G
By the rising of the moon
F C
For the pikes must be together
F C
By the rising of the moon
[VERSE 2:]
G
"Oh, then tell me Sean O'Farrell, where the gathering is to be"
F C F C
"In the old spot by the river, right well known to you and me
G
One word more for signal token, whistle out the marching tune
F C F C
With your pike upon your shoulder by the rising of the moon"
[CHORUS:]
By the rising of the moon
G
By the rising of the moon
F C
For the pikes must be together
F C
By the rising of the moon
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C G F C F C
[VERSE 3:]
G
Out from many a mud walled cabin, eyes were watching through the night
F C F C
Many a manly heart was throbbing for the coming morning light
G
Murmurs ran along the valleys like the banshee's lonely croon
F C F C
And a thousand pikes were flashing by the rising of the moon
[CHORUS:]
By the rising of the moon
G
By the rising of the moon
F C
And a thousand pikes were flashing
F C
By the rising of the moon
[VERSE 4:]
G
There beside the singing river, that black mass of men was seen
F C F C
Far above their shining weapons hung their own beloved green
G
Death to every foe and traitor, forward fife the marching tune
F C F C
And hoorah me boys for freedom, 'tis the rising of the moon
[OUTRO:] C G F C F C
[INTRO:] C F C
[VERSE 1:]
G
"Oh, then tell me Sean O'Farrell, tell me why you hurry so?"
F C F C
"Hush me bhuachaill, hush and listen" and his cheeks were all aglow
G
"I bear orders from the captain, get you ready quick and soon
F C F C
For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon"
[CHORUS:]
By the rising of the moon
G
By the rising of the moon
F C
For the pikes must be together
F C
By the rising of the moon
[VERSE 2:]
G
"Oh, then tell me Sean O'Farrell, where the gathering is to be"
F C F C
"In the old spot by the river, right well known to you and me
G
One word more for signal token, whistle out the marching tune
F C F C
With your pike upon your shoulder by the rising of the moon"
[CHORUS:]
By the rising of the moon
G
By the rising of the moon
F C
For the pikes must be together
F C
By the rising of the moon
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C G F C F C
[VERSE 3:]
G
Out from many a mud walled cabin, eyes were watching through the night
F C F C
Many a manly heart was throbbing for the coming morning light
G
Murmurs ran along the valleys like the banshee's lonely croon
F C F C
And a thousand pikes were flashing by the rising of the moon
[CHORUS:]
By the rising of the moon
G
By the rising of the moon
F C
And a thousand pikes were flashing
F C
By the rising of the moon
[VERSE 4:]
G
There beside the singing river, that black mass of men was seen
F C F C
Far above their shining weapons hung their own beloved green
G
Death to every foe and traitor, forward fife the marching tune
F C F C
And hoorah me boys for freedom, 'tis the rising of the moon
[OUTRO:] C G F C F C
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