“Kelly Song (Farewell Dan and Edward Kelly)”
Description
Fragment of a ballad about the Kelly gang: "Farewell Dan and Edward Kelly, Farewell Hart and Steve Byrne too, With the poor your memory liveth; Those who blame you are but few."
Notes
Edward "Ned" Kelly and his gang are perhaps the most famous of all Australian bushrangers. - RBW
Historical references
- 1855 - Birth of Ned Kelly
- 1880 - Execution of Kelly. His last words are reported to have been "Such is life."
Cross references
- cf. "The Kelly Gang" (subject)
- cf. "Ye Sons of Australia" (subject)
- cf. "Kelly Was Their Captain" (subject)
- cf. "My Name is Edward Kelly" (subject)
- cf. "Ballad of the Kelly Gang" (subject)
- cf. "Stringybark Creek" (subject)
- cf. "The Kelly Gang Were Strong" (subject)
References
- Meredith/Anderson, p. 28, "Kelly Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Paterson/Fahey/Seal, pp. 93-94, "(Farewell Dan and Edward Kelly" (1 text, apparently collected as a sort of appendix to "My Name is Edward Kelly")
- BI, MA028