His singing with musical accompaniment is wonderful, but his singing solo is unsurpassed. Such is his musical genious. LUKE STIL MANAGES TO FIND A WAY WITH HIS UNIQUE VOICE TO ENTER OUR HEARTS AND NEVER LEAVE US.
Ah good evening, all me jolly lads, I'm glad to find you well If you'll kindly gather around me, now, the story I will tell For I've got the situation and begorrah and begob I can whisper I've the weekly wage of nineteen bob 'Tis twelve months come October since I left me native home After helping them Killarney boys to bring the harvest down But now I wear the geansaí and around me waist a belt I'm the gaffer in the squad that makes the hot asphalt Oh, we laid it in the hollows and we laid it in the flat And if it doesn't last forever, sure, I swear, I'll eat me hat Well, I've wandered up and down the world but sure I never felt Any surface that was equal to the hot asphalt Now the other night a copper comes and he says to me, McGuire Would you kindly let me light me pipe down at your boiler fire? Well he planks himself right down in front, with hobnails up, till late And says I, me decent man, you'd better go and find your bait He ups and yells, I'm down on you, I'm up to all yer pranks Don't I know you for a traitor from the Tipperary ranks? Boys, I hit straight from the shoulder and I gave him such a belt That I knocked him into the boiler full of hot asphalt Oh, we laid it in the hollows and we laid it in the flat And if it doesn't last forever, sure I swear, I'll eat me hat Well, I've wandered up and down the world but sure I never felt Any surface that was equal to the hot asphalt We quickly pulled him out again and we threw him in the tub And with soap and warm water we began to rub and scrub Ah, but, devil the thing, it hardened and it turned him hard as stone And with every other rub, sure you could hear the copper groan I'm thinking, says O'Reilly, that he's lookin' like old Nick And burn me if I am not inclined to claim him with me pick Now, says I, it would be easier to boil him till he melts And to stir him nice and easy in the hot asphalt Oh, we laid it in the hollows and we laid it in the flat And if it doesn't last forever, sure I swear, I'll eat me hat Well, I've wandered up and down the world but sure I never felt Any surface that was equal to the hot asphalt You may talk about yer sailor lads, yer singers and the rest Yer shoemakers and yer tailors but we please the ladies best Now the only ones who know the way their flinty hearts to melt Are the lads around the boiler making hot asphalt Well with rubbing and with scrubbing, sure, I caught me death of cold For scientific purposes, me body it was sold In the Kelvin grove museum, me boys, I'm hangin' in me pelt As a monument to the Irish, making hot asphalt Oh, we laid it in the hollows and we laid it in the flat And if it doesn't last forever, sure I swear, I'll eat me hat Well, I've wandered up and down the world and sure I never felt Any surface that was equal to the hot asphalt
i cant sing... but still do it at me local pub. i think luke would be happy to see his music being used in the pub and causing soo much joy. he would blow anyone awat with a voice like lik that, RIP luke
It's so amazing and truely magical his voice! Just Luke's voice alone was enough to enchant the World.By the away, remembering his birthday is today, November 17th.
there are historians! and there is kellyoneill thank you so much for taking the trouble to make all the Luke and Dubliners fans so happy. well done!! i met them and saw them several times in the 60s and 70s.
It's a five star from me. I love to drink in his ol' haunts, I love the stature of his beautiful songs, cease to amaze me never, Luke by me shall be adored forever. Thanks again Kelly.
you're very right. ewan maccoll was luke kellys hero. he sang many songs written by ewan maccoll(jimmy miller). its deffinetly not only an irish style.
I heard it said one time that Lukes voice could take the head off Guiness at 40 paces!! He had the most wonderfull sound .. great times ,good memories... thank you for posting
Luke Kelly is hands down my favourite of all time.the sound and power of his voice his emotional involvement in his songs is just incomparable to any other singer.an absolute giant of Irish folk Sony and a true legend. RIP Luke.
Who remembers The Boys From The Blackstuff? This song was used as the theme music for the film The Black Stuff which the TV series was eventually written around. The lads sing this song in their van on the way to a dodgy job, some of the words changed but same song. Tune!
@@stormytempest3907 I bought the DVD box set about 20 years ago, it has all episodes plus the film (but not the 'missing' episode between both, called The Muscle Market, concentrating more on a building contractor paying cash-in-hand to lads on the sites who he knew were on the dole, sounds like the character 'Molloy' from the series'). I would recommend watching the whole lot again, it's more relevant than ever and a really terrific, well made series but prepare to be very VERY depressed by the end of it.
@@speakertreatz Hi, from Liverpool and worked on the ' blackstuff ' , Liverpool sense of Humour got us through dark times!😀 Muscle market was another Bleasedale classic, don't think it was related to Blackstuff though, regards.
OMG, LUKE IS GREAT!!! Now I understand why long-term fans were so ticked by Sinéad's remark. I'm compelled to defend every crazy thing 'cause she's so much like me (meself being older), you could use her as my spirit guide in a cartoon. In '75 when Newsweek said Springsteen was the new Dylan I was outraged! What they MEANT was he's a True American Original & the resemblance ends there--it took me 20 years to Acknowledge BS! It's the same with Luke & Damo, they're both True Irish Originals!!!
You're wrong, in Scotland (Ewan Maccoll songs sometimes like this) and in the Flanders you have great singers who sing like this. Also in the desert of Tunisia, the old sheepherds! But that's all, in the other countries you haven't!
Nothing will ever top the voice of this legend
Haha that’s class still liking comments on a post 14 years old 👌
His singing with musical accompaniment is wonderful, but his singing solo is unsurpassed. Such is his musical genious. LUKE STIL MANAGES TO FIND A WAY WITH HIS UNIQUE VOICE TO ENTER OUR HEARTS AND NEVER LEAVE US.
I love all these minimal-sounding rare recordings
Great to hear his voice alone like that =) Thanks Kelly O Neill =)
Ah good evening, all me jolly lads, I'm glad to find you well
If you'll kindly gather around me, now, the story I will tell
For I've got the situation and begorrah and begob
I can whisper I've the weekly wage of nineteen bob
'Tis twelve months come October since I left me native home
After helping them Killarney boys to bring the harvest down
But now I wear the geansaí and around me waist a belt
I'm the gaffer in the squad that makes the hot asphalt
Oh, we laid it in the hollows and we laid it in the flat
And if it doesn't last forever, sure, I swear, I'll eat me hat
Well, I've wandered up and down the world but sure I never felt
Any surface that was equal to the hot asphalt
Now the other night a copper comes and he says to me, McGuire
Would you kindly let me light me pipe down at your boiler fire?
Well he planks himself right down in front, with hobnails up, till late
And says I, me decent man, you'd better go and find your bait
He ups and yells, I'm down on you, I'm up to all yer pranks
Don't I know you for a traitor from the Tipperary ranks?
Boys, I hit straight from the shoulder and I gave him such a belt
That I knocked him into the boiler full of hot asphalt
Oh, we laid it in the hollows and we laid it in the flat
And if it doesn't last forever, sure I swear, I'll eat me hat
Well, I've wandered up and down the world but sure I never felt
Any surface that was equal to the hot asphalt
We quickly pulled him out again and we threw him in the tub
And with soap and warm water we began to rub and scrub
Ah, but, devil the thing, it hardened and it turned him hard as stone
And with every other rub, sure you could hear the copper groan
I'm thinking, says O'Reilly, that he's lookin' like old Nick
And burn me if I am not inclined to claim him with me pick
Now, says I, it would be easier to boil him till he melts
And to stir him nice and easy in the hot asphalt
Oh, we laid it in the hollows and we laid it in the flat
And if it doesn't last forever, sure I swear, I'll eat me hat
Well, I've wandered up and down the world but sure I never felt
Any surface that was equal to the hot asphalt
You may talk about yer sailor lads, yer singers and the rest
Yer shoemakers and yer tailors but we please the ladies best
Now the only ones who know the way their flinty hearts to melt
Are the lads around the boiler making hot asphalt
Well with rubbing and with scrubbing, sure, I caught me death of cold
For scientific purposes, me body it was sold
In the Kelvin grove museum, me boys, I'm hangin' in me pelt
As a monument to the Irish, making hot asphalt
Oh, we laid it in the hollows and we laid it in the flat
And if it doesn't last forever, sure I swear, I'll eat me hat
Well, I've wandered up and down the world and sure I never felt
Any surface that was equal to the hot asphalt
SavageShoes100 thank you for this.
S
brilliant, I make hotmix asphalt in New Zealand and we love this song
Good job bru 🇨🇮
Thank you so much for these wonderful lyrics. A famous workers ballad from Ireland.
The Best folk singer rip luke ❤
I am Irish an i make a hot asphalt since 1957 thanks Luke song hits home :)
Fantastic great to hear Luke sing this song on his own!⛏️⚒️🛣️🇮🇪🎙️🎼🎼🎶🎶
Luke you are beautiful legend. The best of the best. Unforgetttable Luke. Your rhythm and your voice are blessings.
i cant sing... but still do it at me local pub. i think luke would be happy to see his music being used in the pub and causing soo much joy. he would blow anyone awat with a voice like lik that, RIP luke
No better place to sing him I reckon
Fuck em and sing!
It's so amazing and truely magical his voice! Just Luke's voice alone was enough to enchant the World.By the away, remembering his birthday is today, November 17th.
cant thank you enough for preserving this treasure
Listening to his voice soothes my soul…
There are no words to desribe Luke Kelly´s singing.
This Photo is amazing, Thanks.
Regrads from Spain
Great video, what a voice, not one single instrument and yet he still sings pure legend!
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Thank you kellyoneill, for putting up theses great songs from my childhood "
Such marvelous brilliant talent, Luke!
Youd think he was in the room...legend
I wandered up and down this world and sure I never felt/
A surface that was equal to the hot ash-felt!
Love it.
there are no singers at all that will ever come close!
there are historians! and there is kellyoneill thank you so much for taking the trouble to make all the Luke and Dubliners fans so happy. well done!! i met them and saw them several times in the 60s and 70s.
Brilliant singer rip
It's a five star from me. I love to drink in his ol' haunts, I love the stature of his beautiful songs, cease to amaze me never, Luke by me shall be adored forever. Thanks again Kelly.
you're very right. ewan maccoll was luke kellys hero. he sang many songs written by ewan maccoll(jimmy miller). its deffinetly not only an irish style.
I LOVE HES DUBLIN ACCENT
Kelly,I would absolutely love to get the Thank You For the Days album from you if possible,soooo addicted,Cheers from Newfoundland
Love how you can here a slight chuckle from time to time from Luke
I heard it said one time that Lukes voice could take the head off Guiness at 40
paces!! He had the most wonderfull sound .. great times ,good memories...
thank you for posting
The main man, was the only Irish folk singer Ireland ever had, no one will fill Luke’s boots, god rest u , ♥️♥️🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
What voice!!! Just only Luke!!!
my cousins built the roads and highways in England in the 50s and 60s
Luke will live forever,what a legend ❤
Best ever ❤❤
this is great,ive been trying to learn these lyrics but its hard to hear them with music
,thanks
No even backing music, pure Class 👌
Jaysus,wasn't Luke Kelly just brilliant.
Luke Kelly is hands down my favourite of all time.the sound and power of his voice his emotional involvement in his songs is just incomparable to any other singer.an absolute giant of Irish folk Sony and a true legend. RIP Luke.
Beyond brilliant he was something extra special the Greatest singer I have ever heard in my entire life!😂😊🧔🎙️🎻🎸🎼🎵🎶🛣️🇮🇪
Great life unfortunately he finally laid his hat🇮🇪💚🇮🇪
He was pal.
@@barrymcguire7124 laid his hat?
no one ever will be as good as Luke Kelly
Fantastic mate. Cheers for sharing.
I love this picture! (the song aswell!)
Beautiful Dublin accent 🇮🇪
Kelly you are a true blessing, Ta greagh agam duit,..
Hey,
Its taken from his rare CD called Thank You For The Days,
its not available to buy anymore.
but i can send it to you via email if ya like :)
Hey, thanks for uploading this, I was wondering if I could download that album from ye somehow?
thank you so much for sharing
I downloaded it and listen to it like every day on my playlist
Love this one... None sings it anymore though
3 syllables in "world". Beautiful
Ewan MacColl wasn't only Luke Kelly's hero. He is mine.
these ones are from his album called Thank You For The Days,
its not available anymore but i can send it to you via email.
kellyoneill could you send it to me please? fantastic collection - love your videos!
You cant perfect. PERFECTION!!!
No one will ever do this stuff like Luke could.One off he was.Yankee rappers should listen to him,they would learn about rythem alright.
Who remembers The Boys From The Blackstuff? This song was used as the theme music for the film The Black Stuff which the TV series was eventually written around. The lads sing this song in their van on the way to a dodgy job, some of the words changed but same song. Tune!
I remember the TV series, I didn't actually know there was a movie, will deffo check it out...thanks for that 😊
@@kellyoneill no worries!
Yes your right! They were in the van going along the dock road in Liverpool, Superb show it really was, series followed, BRILLIANT!.
@@stormytempest3907 I bought the DVD box set about 20 years ago, it has all episodes plus the film (but not the 'missing' episode between both, called The Muscle Market, concentrating more on a building contractor paying cash-in-hand to lads on the sites who he knew were on the dole, sounds like the character 'Molloy' from the series'). I would recommend watching the whole lot again, it's more relevant than ever and a really terrific, well made series but prepare to be very VERY depressed by the end of it.
@@speakertreatz Hi, from Liverpool and worked on the ' blackstuff ' , Liverpool sense of Humour got us through dark times!😀 Muscle market was another Bleasedale classic, don't think it was related to Blackstuff though, regards.
@jcsrealty
thanks buddy, always nice ta hear things like dat. we dont deservr it though!!! sure ur a dacent man yourself!!!
Priceless.
just do a google search for "keepvid"
enter the URL of the vid and then download it,
just remember to save the file as .flv (dot flv)
only here in ireland do u have great music like this
Hi kelly, what a song... fantastic, there is no one who could sing this as good as luke just pure class. which album would i get this song on ?
legend ! RIP!
Incredible
Actually it is Luke,
How can you mistake the voice???
Legend!
Its funny that this song sounds this good without the music. The dubliners are excellent musicians too
he is class! he was taken away too early i think.
legend
His intenation is incredable, Its like he rapping.
2023 👋
Hey Kelly:
Do you still have the "Mick McGuire" version of this tune?
OMG, LUKE IS GREAT!!! Now I understand why long-term fans were so ticked by Sinéad's remark. I'm compelled to defend every crazy thing 'cause she's so much like me (meself being older), you could use her as my spirit guide in a cartoon. In '75 when Newsweek said Springsteen was the new Dylan I was outraged! What they MEANT was he's a True American Original & the resemblance ends there--it took me 20 years to Acknowledge BS! It's the same with Luke & Damo, they're both True Irish Originals!!!
well kelly,cud u please send that album to me aswell if u cud. Wot have I to do?
Nice one...while Damo has no voice like Luke, good to see him bringing back an oule song...only one Luke though......go raibh míle....
@jcsrealty thanks 4 the compliment
luke at his best i think!
You're wrong, in Scotland (Ewan Maccoll songs sometimes like this) and in the Flanders you have great singers who sing like this. Also in the desert of Tunisia, the old sheepherds! But that's all, in the other countries you haven't!
To sing like Luke, ah...what would it be like!?!
where the hell did you find all these?
A true pub yarn!
could you upload it for torrent download??
Limewire
thats luke
if its good enough for you then its good enough for me=luton
/leitrim
send it via email if ya like.
What does he mean when he talks about Ol Nick?? Any ideas?
'Ol Nick' is short for Old Nick ie the Devil (St Nicholas)
Prison
Bradley Biasotti was a friend of his
St. Nicholas is the Devil? The Irish have some very strange Christmas traditions.
Ould Nick means St. Nicholas, who is, Santa Claus.
old boney crossing the rhine
obviously
Thats true but dont bless us we dont deserve it!
🇮🇪
@kellyoneill how could u not know who its is, tis class our luke ??? lol
excellent version but its not luke
luke is the Dubliners
Agreed 😊
but still as sexy as ever !!!
Does anyone have an idea on what is meant by "a traitor from the Tipperary ranks"?
Pádraic1998 - IRA reference
Tipperary is in Northern Ireland. The copper, policeman, is calling him a traitor
Tipperary is not in NI.
Troy Rossi-Tipperary is in the south of Ireland.
Well the copper would be RIC, so he's calling McGuire a "traitor" because he's in the IRA.
ah sure how can anyone sing after this?
well..they cant,is the answer,ffs luton/Leitrim connection
Hey,
I will send you a PM, you just reply to it with your email address :)
me too ? rbpestie@gmail.com cheers, I make hot mix asphalt in New Zealand and this song is awesome I would like to hear every version 😎
and BURN me if imnot inclined to claimhimwith me pick
do yer know luke didnt care much for yer god...?