"I'm a sentimental person," he [Shane] admits, "so I just wrote a song about Tipperary when I was a kid. Song MeaningSorry to my Irish cousins but America doesn't teach proper history.Let me try: If I should fall from grace with God Where no doctor can relieve me If I'm buried 'neath the sod But the angels won't receive me (this is saying that if Ireland is coerced away from the Catholic Church, the heavens won't receive them - it has to do with the Protestant Reformation and ⦠Shinrone is named in the Pogues song Broad Majestic Shannon. Original lyrics of The Broad Majestic Shannon song by Pogues. A character in the novel overhears locals in the small Irish village of Shinrone, recount the night Arlo Guthrie came to play. The River Shannon runs over 200 miles dividing the west of Ireland as ⦠The Broad Majestic Shannon The Pogues [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [G] [A] [D] The [D] last time I saw you was down at the [G] Greeks. # #-----## From: HISCAP@LUSTA.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT,Andrew) The Broad Majestic Shannon The Pogues D G D Bm D G A D D G The last time I saw you was down at the Greeks D G Bm ⦠Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Guitar in D Major. "The Broad Majestic Shannon" is named after the longest river in Ireland and, according to MacGowan, is a song about an Irishman returning to his home town in County Tipperary after many years of living in London, and finding that everything about the place he grew up in has changed or disappeared. The Sons of Knocknagow: Knocknagow, is the village created by Kickham and has become the spiritual name for Tipperary. The Broad Majestic Shannon The Pogues. Apropos of this fact, the name is derived from the Gaelic elements âseanâ meaning âold, wise oneâ and âabhannâ meaning âriverâ. Shannon is the name of Irelandâs longest river. The Broad Majestic Shannon To emphasize his increasing power as a word-smith, Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem asked MacGowan to write a song for them. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. Comment and share your favourite lyrics. There was [D] whiskey on Sunday and [G] tears on our [Bm] cheeks [A] You [D] sang me a ⦠Everyone spends the rest of the evening being happy and reminiscing ("Lullaby of London," "The Broad Majestic Shannon") until, with a feeling that something fun that you'll never be able to replicate has just ended, everyone departs for the sweet hereafter ("Worms"). #-----PLEASE NOTE-----# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. "Sean Dun na nGall" ("Lament for Donegal") is a traditional Irish tune. The result was a very sentimental ballad, lovingly titled 'The Broad Majestic Shannon'. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Pogues lyrics. Print and download The Broad Majestic Shannon sheet music by The Pogues. The Broad Majestic Shannon a great song of times and people that are sadly no more. SKU: MN0143948 Arlo Guthrie's visit to Shinrone is mentioned in Tim Winton's novel The Riders - shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1995. It was recorded by, among many others, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (and their families), which I mention because according to The Lost Decade, Shane wrote "The Broad Majestic Shannon" for them. Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. The song celebrates the â¦