SURE it wouldn’t be an All-Ireland without a song to get the fans in the mood for the final.
And Kerry band, The Kingdom, will release their single “Come on Kerry Live the Dream” as a Kerry All-Ireland football song on Monday, September 15.
The Killarney musicians have got together as “The Kingdom” to celebrate Kerry’s drive for Sam Maguire in song.
Singer and songwriter with the band, Ultan Clooney, who hails from Belfast, said; “Meself and the lads follow Kerry everywhere and we play the odd session together too, so we sat down and wrote the lyrics after the win against Mayo. It’s a lively song and we hope it will get the feet tapping in Kerry before the All Ireland Final”.
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The song will be released along with a video (which we’ll put on TraleeToday.ie when we get it!) but to get you in the mood, here are the lyrics to the song below. Altogether now…
‘IN SCRAGGANE AND DOWN IN SNEEM,
THEY’RE BEHIND THIS KERRY TEAM.
IN KILLARNEY AND TRALEE
THEY ARE IN AWE.
AH THERE’S BUNTING EVERYHERE
IN KILLORGLIN AND KENMARE
AND THE GREEN AND GOLD IS FLYING
IN DUAGH.
IN DINGLE AND DUNQUIN,
THEY BELIEVE THEY’RE GOING TO WIN.
OH THE FLAG IS FLYIN
HIGH IN FARRANFORE.
IN TEMPLENOE AND IN TRALEE
AND BELOW IN PORTMAGEE
THEY ARE SURE THE KERRY BOYS
WILL WIN ONE MORE.
CHORUS
ITS TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN
COME ON KERRY LIVE THE DREAM
IN THE KINGDOM THERE IS A ALWAYS A DESIRE.
TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN
OH COME ON THE KERRY MEN
WE’LL WELCOME HOME GOOD OLD SAM MAGUIRE.
OH FROM BALLYLONGFORD FAIR,
ONE AND ALL THEY WILL BE THERE.
THEY’LL BE HEADIN OFF FOR DUBLIN AT THE DAWN
FROM ARDFERT AND ANNASCAUL
THEY WILL ANSWER KERRY’S CALL
FROM LISSELTON AND LISTOWEL AND LACCABAWN.
CHORUS
ITS TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN
COME ON KERRY LIVE THE DREAM
IN THE KINGDOM THERE IS A ALWAYS A DESIRE
TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN
OH COME ON THE KERRY MEN
WE’LL WELCOME HOME GOOD OLD SAM MAGUIRE.
ON THE MONDAY NIGHT WE’LL BE
IN KILLARNEY AND TRALEE
WE’LL BE WAITIN FOR TO SEE THE SPECIAL TRAIN
WE’LL BE THERE FROM BLENNERVILLE
SUCH A JOY AND SUCH A THRILL
WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS FROM DEAR OLD CASTLEMAINE.
CHORUS
ITS TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN
COME ON KERRY LIVE THE DREAM
IN THE KINGDOM THERE IS A ALWAYS A DESIRE
TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN
OH COME ON THE KERRY MEN
WE’LL WELCOME HOME GOOD OLD SAM MAGUIRE