《McCafferty》歌词

[00:00:00] McCafferty - Aran Folk

[00:00:07] When I was eighteen years of age

[00:00:13] Into the army I did engage

[00:00:19] I left me home with a good intent

[00:00:27] For to join the forty-second regiment

[00:00:34] As I was posted on guard one day

[00:00:40] Some soldiers' children came out to play

[00:00:46] From the officers' quarters me captain came

[00:00:53] And he ordered me for to take their names

[00:01:00] I took one name instead of three

[00:01:06] On neglect of duty they then charged me

[00:01:13] As confined to barracks with loss of pay

[00:01:20] For doing me duty the opposite way

[00:01:27] A loaded rifle I did prepare

[00:01:33] For to shoot me captain on the barracks square

[00:01:40] It was me captain that I meant to kill

[00:01:46] But I shot me colonel against me will

[00:01:53] At Liverpool Assizes me trial I stood

[00:01:59] And I held me courage as best I could

[00:02:05] And the old judge said

[00:02:09] Now McCafferty

[00:02:12] Go prepare your soul for eternity

[00:02:20] Well I had no father to take me part

[00:02:26] Had no loving mother to break her heart

[00:02:32] I had one friend and a girl was she

[00:02:39] Who'd lay down her life for McCafferty

[00:02:46] So come all you officers take advice from me

[00:02:52] And go treat your men with some dignity

[00:02:59] It's only lies and a tyranny

[00:03:05] That has made a murderer of McCafferty