Kelly's Gone To Kingdom Come! 1910

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Jan 2009
2009

There is an Irish gentleman
who's caused a great commotion
but where he is at present
no one has the slightest notion,
The boy that I'm referring to
was born in Ballashelley.
Pat O'Hara Connemara
Palestine O'Guggenheim
Li Hung Dooley
Bally Hooley
J. Columbus Kelly!

He's known on ev'ry spot of ground
that dots old Mother Earth
He's played the game
and played the same for
all the game is worth,
said he, "I'll have a try
the channel wide to fly,"
But no one's seen poor Kelly since
and this is why:

Kelly's gone to Kingdom come
Kingdom come,
Kingdom come!
Bought an Aeroplane by gum O. H. My!
Tried to do what others did
Kelly did, Kelly did!
Now he's below where the dead ones go
and he never said goodbye!

Kelly's gone to Kingdom come
Kingdom come,
Kingdom come!
Bought an Aeroplane by gum O. H. My!
Tried to do what others did
Kelly did, Kelly did!
Now he's below where the dead ones go
and he never said goodbye!

To fly both long and high and strong
were Mister Kelly's wishes,
'way up among the birds
but now he's down among the fishes!
Ten thousand people waited there
to meet in Ballashelley
Pat O'Hara Connemara
Palestine O'Guggenheim
Li Hung Dooley
Bally Hooley
J. Columbus Kelly!

"To fly the English channel,"
Kelly said, "Is fun for me!
I'll knock their records silly
for I'll cross the Irish Sea!"
All Calais saw him go
the people shouted "Oh!"
"Has Kelly gone to Ireland?"
someone said: "Oh no!"

Kelly's gone to Kingdom come
Kingdom come,
Kingdom come!
Bought an Aeroplane by gum O. H. My!
Tried to do what others did
Kelly did, Kelly did!
Now he's below where the dead ones go
and he never said goodbye!

Kelly's gone to Kingdom come
Kingdom come,
Kingdom come!
Bought an Aeroplane by gum O. H. My!
Tried to do what others did
Kelly did, Kelly did!
Now he's below where the dead ones go
and he never said goodbye!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Kelly's Gone To Kingdom Come! 1910
Music by T.W.Thurban
Lyrics by Sax Rohmer
© 1910 by Charles Sheard & Co. - Will Rossiter
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 22 January 2009 at 15.42
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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