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The Eviction by Celtic Conection
The Eviction
C Em
My name it is Sweeney father of two sons I am
G F C
a courier tenant like many a true mountain man
C Em
my wife fell to famine my heart will never repair
G F C
but worse was to come in the form of John George Adair
C Em
the news in the valley a stranger had bought up the land
G F C
soon twenty eight thousand acres he would command
C Em
but we were to learn that the blood in his body ran cold
G F C
for the suffering of the poor was John Adairs goal
(chorus)
Am F C
the hills and the mountains know your name
Am F C
the deer even hang their heads in shame
Am F C
and even the longest winters rain
Am F C
can't wash away all the suffering and pain
F G C
of the evictions at Derryveagh
C Em
he sworn us lies had us arrested and jailed
G F C
for the murder of Murrog his agent but justice prevailed
C Em
but vengeance was feasting inside of his cold Scottish heart
G F C
so the notice was given the people and land they must part
C Em
one cold april morning eighteen sixty one
G F C
two hundred soldiers the bayonets John and his son
C Em
led by the sheriff they marched to the grove by the bay
G F C
a widow six daughters a son first homeless Lough Barra
(chorus)
Am F C
the hills and the mountains know your name
Am F C
the deer even hang their heads in shame
Am F C
and even the longest winters rain
Am F C
can't wash away all the suffering and pain
F G C
of the evictions at Derryveagh
C Em
two hundred forty four people left homeless that day
G F C
while John Adairs castle was planned for the shores of Lough Veagh
C Em
some to the poorhouse some to Australia's shores
G F C
but all said goodbye to our homeland they'd see nevermore
(chorus)
Am F C
the hills and the mountains know your name
Am F C
the deer even hang their heads in shame
Am F C
and even the longest winters rain
Am F C
can't wash away all the suffering and pain
F G C
of the evictions at Derryveagh
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