A ballad written by Derek Warfield and recorded with the Young Wolfe Tones on the 12th of September 2013 about the All Ireland Championship Semi-Final game between Kerry 3.11 and Dublin 3.18. It is followed by the great Traditional reel ‘Sporting Paddy’.
Chorus
Jacks and Mollys roarin’ on the Hill
The super sub McManamon is goin for the kill
Rosie from Tralee crying Kevin’s goin’ through
The Kingdom has fallen to the Bonnie Boys in Blue
Verse #1
Come all ye sporting Paddy’s have I a tale for you
Of the mighty Gaels of Dublin, the Bonnie Boys in Blue
It’s of a Semi-Final and Croker was the scene
With the Navy-Blue of Dublin now and Kerry’s Gold and Green
Verse #2
Three Eleven now for Kerry it’s the minute sixty nine
The Kerrymen are screaming blow the whistle up for time
Up pops Kevin and his speed is like a jet
He kicks a mighty bomber and he lands it in the net
Verse #3
Jimmy Barry Murphy thinks he has it all
Since he beat the Hurlers with the small ball
“Big balls” “small balls” the super Jacks are back
And it’s Kerry for your Holidays and Dublin for the Craic
Verse #4
Eighty thousand shoutin’ on the Hill and on the stands
The Green grass of Croker never looked so grand
Sam Maguire now knockin at the door
And Bernard Brogan scorin’ as his father did before
Verse #5
Mayo “God help us” waitin’ sixty years
With the “Curse of Swinford” ringin’ in their ears
They’ll have to wait longer for Sam to see the West
For Sam is bound for Dublin and he’s stayin’ with the best
Verse #6
‘The Gooch’ thought quietly sure the game is in the bag
But Dublin now are steamin’ and Kerry couldn’t wag
Jim Gavin writing calmly on the line
Victory for the Dubs as the whistle blows for time