Something for the weekend. I have been thinking a lot about the American Revolution this week. One of the most popular ballads during that war was Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier. Sad like most Irish tunes, it captures well the bitter partings that war always causes. Dedicated to Major Andrew McClary, New Hampshire militia, and all the patriots who went to be soldiers and who never came back from that war.
Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.