The Ballad of Belly o'Connor Lyrics

Well Belly was a young man with beautiful eyes
He tried to seduce every girl with his lies
Oh Belly remember that beautiful day
With the young landlord's daughter and you in the hay

Nad several monhs later the clock struck ten times
She confessed her secret with tears in her eyes
From this day on Belly you were seen no more
You packed all your bags and escaped to the shore

Oh Belly, oh Belly, what have you done
Oh Belly, oh Belly, in the warm summer sun
Oh Belly, oh Belly, you have a two year old son
Oh Belly, please come home until he has grown

But Belly joined the army and sailed far away
The cost of New England and the New Hampshire Bay
Where brothers fought brothers in a terrible way
And after the killing they shouted "hurray"

And you were amongst them my poor Belly boy
You fought for survival and you fought to destroy
Did you remember that girl in the hay
Oh Belly, oh Belly, why did you ashayed

Oh Belly, oh Belly, what have you done
Oh Belly, oh Belly, in the warm summer sun
Oh Belly, oh Belly, you have a two year old son
Oh Belly, please come home until he has grown

And one day your ship anchored near by the kay
And the young wives had tears in their eyes while they wait
Only your wife was waiting in the vain and she cried
As the officer told her that Belly has died

Oh Belly, oh Belly, what have you done
Oh Belly, oh Belly, in the warm summer sun
Oh Belly, oh Belly, you have a two year old son
Oh Belly, please come home until he has grown