Sweeney's Men song

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Hello all. I'm searching for a Sweeney's Men song that they sang in vicar street last november. It was to the tune or Muirshín Durkin (almost exactly) and the chorus had a line something like "goodbye mrs dolan well your son he isn't working".

I'd love to know the name of the song and especially where I can find a track of it! Anyone familiar with it?

Boxman

It's the Trip to Jerusalem.
This is Christy Moore's recording of it from the album The Iron behind the Velvet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvbHs8NvGgM

Andy Irvine Fan

Lyrics available here: http://www.christymoore.com/lyrics/trip-to-jerusalem/

The song was never recorded by Sweeney's Men, as the subject matter was one of the groups former member I presume they found it fitting on the night. Good Old "Galway" Joe Dolan.

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Andy Irvine Fan

Sweeneys Men 2013 Reunion

Some great footage here. unfortunately I've not come across a recording of the song in question.

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yknaa

Love the lines:
At a railway station called Gare Du Nord
I missed my train through gargling hard