Kate McKennon

Ed Connors

I came to Drogheda one fine summer morn
Lookin' for me fortune in the valley of Boyne
Instead I found promise for a land that was torn
In young Kate McKennon a new dream was born
In young Kate McKennon a new dream was born.

She told me a story how her father and she
Traveled to Dublin in 1916
How her father was taken in that struggle to be free
He left her alone with a song and a dream
He left her alone with a song and a dream.

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She sang of the valley and the mist on the sea
She sang of her father and his longing for peace
She sang of dear Ireland it's dream to be free
Free from the violence of 1916.

Together we settled on a farm by a stream
Tending the cattle on the hills soft and green
We raised us a family and lived the sweet dream
That our small troubled country would soon know our peace
That our small troubled country would soon know our peace.

Kate she still sings in the pub by the sea
Sharin' the promise that the land will be free
The freedom her father had left in the dream
The dream of a family and a love shared with me
The love of a family is our one hope for peace.

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