Key: Ab major
Verse 1
collected by Miss J. Ross
of Newtown, County Derry, Ireland,
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of the ancient Irish air
was written by Percy
Granger in 1909.
Dedicated to the memory
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this composition has been a favorite
in the band repertoire
for decades.
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Irish tune
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and long -time Mississippi music educator,
Dr. Ken Sills.
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Ken Sills served as
director of bands
for a number of years.
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It was his guidance and friendship
that afforded opportunities
band director
of our own Dr. Tom Feskilla.
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are reflected in the Irish tune text,
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which reads as follows. Oh Danny Boy,
the pipes, the pipes are calling.
From glen to glen
Tis you, tis you must go,
and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's
in the meadow,
Or when the valley's hushed and
in shadow.
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An d I am dead, as dead I well may be,
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You'll come and find the place where I lie,
and kneel and say, and are
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soft few tread above me,
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an d all my dreams will warm
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If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me,
It is with reverence and respect
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Gentsils, Irish tea from County Dare.
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