“Ballad to a Traditional Refrain”

Description

"O the bricks they will bleed and the rain it will weep, And the damp Lagan fog lull the city to sleep; It's to hell with the future and live on in the past: May the Lord in His mercy be kind to Belfast" and other political statements.

References

  1. Hammond-Belfast, p. 63, "Ballad to a Traditional Refrain" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. BI, Hamm063

About

Alternate titles: “Be Kind to Belfast”
Author: Maurice James Craig (b.1919) (source: Hammond-Belfast)
Earliest date: 1978 (Hammond-Belfast)
Keywords: nonballad political