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Danny Boy is a song consisting of alternate lyrics to the tune of the Londonderry Air, written by Frederick Weatherly. The song is widely considered an Irish anthem, even though its writer was not Irish, and the song was and is more popular outside Ireland than within.
- Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
- From glen to glen, and down the mountain side;
- The summer's gone, and all the roses falling,
- '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 white with snow,
- 'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow,
- Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so!
- But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying,
- And I am dead, as dead I well may be,
- Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying,
- And kneel and say an Ave there for me.
- And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me,
- And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be,
- For you will bend and tell me that you love me,
- And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me!
Recordings
Conway Twitty recorded a rockabilly version of this song.
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Danny Boy (stage name of Daniel Ray), is a contempary African-American soul singer. He is signed to Death Row Records, or "Tha Row". He made his debut on 1994's Murder Was The Case soundtrack. He is best known for singing the choruses of 2Pac songs like "I Ain't Mad At 'Cha", "Picture Me Rollin'", and "Toss It Up". He is currently working on his solo album with Tha Row.
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