A comedy song written for the British music hall, 1909.
original words and music by C.W. Murphy and Will Letters
Irish-American version written by William J. McKenna
The sheet music:
Accompaniment track:
Lyrics
- Michael Kelly with his sweetheart came from County Cork
And bent upon a holiday, they landed in New York
They strolled around to see the sights alas, it’s sad to say
Poor Kelly lost his little girl upon the Great White Way
She walked uptown from Herald Square to forty-second street
The traffic stopped as, she cried to the copper on the beat
Chorus
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
K. E. double L. Y.
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Have you seen him passing by?
Sure his hair is red, his eyes are blue
And he’s Irish through and through
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Kelly with the green necktie
- Over on fifth Avenue, a band began to play
Ten thousand men were marching for it was Saint Patrick’s Day
The “Wearing of the Green” rang out upon the morning air
‘Twas Kelly’s favorite song, so Mary said, “I’ll find him there”
She climbed upon the grandstand in hopes her Mike she’d see
Five hundred Kelly’s left the ranks in answer to her plea
Sung here by Fred Feild: