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Up Went Nelson
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Wikipedia article
'"Up Went Nelson"' was a song by 'The Go Lucky Four' (a group of Belfast school teachers: Gerry Burns, Finbar Carolan, [https://www.irishlegal.com/article/john-r-sullivan John Sullivan] and Eamonn McGirr) that was number one on the Ireland music charts in 1966 for eight consecutive weeks.
It was sung to the tune of "John Brown's Body" and is about the destruction on 8 March 1966 of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.
See also
Nelson's Farewell
References
Category:Irish folk songs
Category:1966 songs
Category:Songwriter unknown
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