Christy Moore - The Knock Song Lyrics
At the early age of thirty-eight me mother said "Go west!"
"Get up", says she, "and get a job", says I, "I'll do my best"
I pulled on me Wellingtons to march to Kiltimagh
But I took a wrong turn in Charlestown and ended up in Knock
Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year
You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed
If you had a guilty conscience you could get it off your chest
Then came the priest from Partry, Father Horan was his name
And since he's been appointed Knock has never been the same
"B'God" says Jem, "'tis eighty years since Mary was about"
'Tis time for another miracle." and he blew the candle out
From Fatima to Bethlehem, from Lourdes to Kiltimagh
To establish terra firma he drew up a ten year plan
And started running dances around 1961
He built a fantabulous church, Go h-álainn, on the holy ground
And once he had a focal point he started to expand
Chip shops and Bed and Breakfasts sprung up over night
Once a place for quiet retreats now a holy sight
All sorts of fancy restaurants for every race and creed
Where black and white and yellow pilgrims all could get a feed
The stalls once under canvas became religious supermarts
With such a range o' godly goods, they had top twenty charts
While the airport opposition was destroyed by James' trump card
For centenary celebrations he got John Paul the twenty-third
From Fatima to Bethlehem, from Lourdes to Kiltimagh
There's never been a miracle like the airport up in Knock
'We had the Blessed virgin here,' Bold Jamesie did declare
'And Pope John Paul the twenty-third appeared just over there'
'Now do you mean to tell me', he said in total shock
'That I am not entitled to an airport here in Knock'
TD's were lobbied and harassed with talk of promised votes
And people who'd been loyal for years now spoke of changing coats
Eternal damnation was threatened on the flock
Who said it was abortive building airports up in Knock
Now everyone is happy the miracle is complete
Father Horan's got his runway, it's eighteen thousand feet
All sorts of planes could land there, of that there's little doubt
Handy for the George Bush to keep knock Gadaffi out
Did NATO donate, me boys, did NATO donate the dough?
Did NATO donate, me Girls, did NATO donate the dough?
Did NATO donate the dough, the dough, did NATO donate the dough?
Eighteen thousand feet of runway is an awful long way to go
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Christy Moore - The Well
- Christy Moore - Minds Locked Shut
- Christy Moore - God Woman
- Christy Moore - Yellow Triangle
- Christy Moore - Nancy Spain
- Christy Moore - Joxer Goes To Stuttgart
- Christy Moore - Knock
- Christy Moore - Ride On
- Christy Moore - Casey
- Christy Moore - Go, Move, Shift
- Christy Moore - Well Below The Valley
- Christy Moore - Cliffs Of Dooneen
- Christy Moore - Missing You
- Christy Moore - Folk Tale
- Christy Moore - Riding The High Stool
- Christy Moore - Tiles And Slabs
- Christy Moore - Burning Times
- Christy Moore - The Siren's Voice
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Christy Moore The Knock Song Comments
nolans = kiltimagh
waht can ya say, Free Country,free us,free as a bird.nice to hear the orig version. Fek politics,
Another excellent song by one of my favorite singer.
Cowboy in the continental suit?
Amazing ever love so much this thanks Christy
Moore was a typical Pale twat who hated Mayo,because it was a Blueshirt county-not enough slum dogs to elect sf or labour.
Christy Moore is from Newbridge, South Kildare - outside "the Pale."
what a embarrassing comment.
Begrudgers-if you don`t like it feel free to get mammy and daddy to drive your snowflake ass to Dublin or horror of horrors Belfast.
Knock is a landing base
Props to father horan! Building a runway at a 10 degree angle! I'm surprised any airlines choose to use knock.
last time had a 7 hour delay to add to my 10 euro development lol
The development fee is usually included in the airline ticket. In knocks case, you pay seperatley. Barr the bother, there is no difference in price.
Knock International Airport' ...always makes me laugh☺
It was not built by the govt.If it was it would have cost you a lot more than 10 euro.
@IrishBoer Only three airports in Britain ever charged you an on the spot cash fee on top of your ticket to fly out of them: Coventry, Blackpool and Newquay.
Coventry and Blackpool both failed as international passenger airports, Newquay only survives with it's few flights a day due to it's catchment area and relative isolation from larger and better airports such as Bristol, Bournemouth, wherever...
@IrishBoer It shows that the only reason an airport starts charging people a direct fee to use it is that it can't otherwise generate enough revenue to stay in business.
As such it has nothing to do with "the government"
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