Tandragee - Colm O'Donnell

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trandrageeTHE BOYS OF TANDRAGEEGood luck to you all, now barring the cat that sits in the corner a-smelling the ratI wish you philandering girls would behave and saving your presence, I'll chat you a staveI come from the land where the praties grow big and the girls nice and handy can dance a fine jigThe boys they would charm your hearts for to see they're rare and fine fellows round TandrageeChorus:So here's to the boys who are happy and gaySinging and dancing and tearing awayRollick some, frolicsome, frisky and freeWe're the rollicking boys around TandrageeNo doubt you have hear of Kilarney I'm sure and sweet Inishowen for the drop of the pureDublin's the place for the Strawberry Beds and Donnybrook fair for the cracking of headsHave you ever seen an Irishman dance a poltog now he faces his partner and turns up his brogueShakes at the buckle and bends at the knee they're wonderful dancers round TandrageeChorusThe oul' jaunting-car is an elegant joult and Derry's the place that is famed for the houltAmong the green bushes that grow in Tyrone and the County Fermanagh for muscle and boneBut for feasting and blarney and fun at the fair there's none to compare with the Rakes of KildareOld Ireland's my country the gem of the sea but the gem of ould Ireland is TandrageeChorusAnd where is the man either Christian or Turk could equal the bold Robert Emmett or BurkeAnd where is the lawyer could speak up like Dan there's divil another bad luck to the oneAnd where is the singer could sing like Tom Moore whose melodies charm every care from your doorWe'll beat them all yet boys and that you will see the raring fine fellas round Tandragee

THE CURE WILL NEVER STOP, SAYS FORMER MEMBER ODONNELL

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Former Cure keyboardist Roger O'Donnell says that his former bandmate Robert Smith will never carry out his threats to give up music. O'Donnell and Robert Smith parted ways after the Bloodflowers tour nearly five years ago, and he said that Smith always threatened but never really broke up the band. Smith fired his old bandmates before recording the band's self-titled album a few years back with new members. O'Donnell has resurfaced with a solo album titled Truth In Me, and even though the Cure frontman threatened to end his career on several occasions, the keyboardist said he'll never do it. "He needs to feel like whatever he's working on is the last thing he's ever going to do. You could never ask him...

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