Castlecomer boast a high-impact live show with their 5-part harmonies, and have shared the stage with such acts as Ball Park Music, Faker, Winter People, Underlights and Mitzi among others, and have been involved in established events such as Secret Garden Festival, Communion, Major Raiser, Macquarie University Conception Day and UNSW Open Day.
Members:
Bede - rhythm guitar/vocals
Tom - lead guitar/vocals
Joe - bass/vocals
Joey - keys/harmonica/vocals
Pat - drums/vocals
Billy
Castlecomer Lyrics
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The girls in his village always asked him around,
He rode on his bicycle to school every day,
Just to go past the house of Bella Mulcahy,
On Wednesday last week she was down by the bay,
The lads would come past but she'd turn them away,
The finest in Dingle from the house on the hill,
I'd fight a gang of forty thieves, go the distance on my knees,
I'd never sleep a wink for you, Just to hear that you love me too.
La da da ah, la da da ah,
La da da ah, ah-ah,
La da da ah, la da da ah,
La da da ah, ah-ah,
La da da ah, la da da ah,
La da da ah, ah-ah,
La da da ah, la da da ah,
La da da ah, ah-ah,
I'd fight a gang of forty thieves, go the distance on my knees,
I'd never sleep a wink for you, Just to hear that you love me too.
I'd fight a gang of forty thieves, go the distance on my knees,
I'd never sleep a wink for you, Just to hear that you love me too.
He said hello Miss Bella may I sit with you here?
I'm Billy Kirkpatrick, been in your class for years,
She said I know you Billy, I've seen you about town,
And I've been waiting for years for you to sit down,
I'd fight a gang of forty thieves, go the distance on my knees,
I'd never sleep a wink for you, Just to hear that you love me too.
I'd fight a gang of forty thieves, go the distance on my knees,
I'd never sleep a wink for you, Just to hear that you love me too.
The lyrics to Castlecomer's song "Billy" tell the story of a young man named Billy Kirkpatrick who is infatuated with a girl from his village named Bella Mulcahy. Billy rides his bicycle past Bella's house every day on his way to school, and dreams of one day marrying her. When he finally musters up the courage to approach her, he declares that he would go to great lengths for her, including fighting a gang of forty thieves and going the distance on his knees. Bella reciprocates his feelings, and they finally sit down and talk.
The song is a charming and romantic tale of young love and the lengths that people will go to for the ones they love. The repetitive refrain of "I'd fight a gang of forty thieves, go the distance on my knees, I'd never sleep a wink for you, Just to hear that you love me too" reinforces the idea that love can inspire us to do incredible things.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh Billy Kirkpatrick was a man about town,
Billy Kirkpatrick is a sociable person in his village, known by everyone due to his outgoing and friendly nature.
The girls in his village always asked him around,
Many of the girls in Billy's village were attracted to him and regularly invited him to hang out with them.
He rode on his bicycle to school every day,
Billy commuted to school each day by way of his bicycle.
Just to go past the house of Bella Mulcahy,
Billy would take an elongated route to school so he could pass the house of Bella Mulcahy, whom he adored.
On Wednesday last week she was down by the bay,
Last week's Wednesday, Bella was at the bay for an unstated reason.
The lads would come past but she'd turn them away,
The local boys would try to approach Bella, but she refused their advances.
The finest in Dingle from the house on the hill,
Bella is the most beautiful woman from the town of Dingle, living in a house atop a hill.
Billy said one day I'll marry that girl yes I will,
Billy envisions marrying Bella in the future.
I'd fight a gang of forty thieves, go the distance on my knees,
Billy is willing to do anything, no matter how difficult or unconventional, to win Bella's love.
I'd never sleep a wink for you, Just to hear that you love me too.
Billy would sacrifice his own sleep to hear Bella profess her love for him.
He said hello Miss Bella may I sit with you here?
Billy approached Bella and politely asked to sit with her.
I'm Billy Kirkpatrick, been in your class for years,
Billy introduces himself to Bella as a long time fellow student.
She said I know you Billy, I've seen you about town,
Bella was already familiar with Billy prior to their conversation.
And I've been waiting for years for you to sit down,
Bella had been secretly wishing for Billy to finally approach and talk to her for years.
Contributed by Riley T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
gordseahq
thank you..i switched to an open f tuning a few years back..so it's CFCFAC..originally, i did it because of tyler hilton's song "you'll ask for me"..but i really liked the sound of it and so i just kept it that way and started to play everything like that..
Sylvio Hache
wow 30 second in the song, already knew it was gonna be very good!
krodhouse1
This is really good, what tuning did you use for it?
captaincrash11
Well done. 😀👍
gordseahq
thanks..glad you liked it..