Name: Frankie Irish
Duration: 3 min 42 s
Channel: Paul Wilson
Description: License options are available for this song. Country rock story song about anold friend that is no longer with us. A true story about hard livin' and dyin'

Frankie Irish

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Country rock story song about anold friend that is no longer with us. A true story about hard livin' and dyin'

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Paul Wilson and Friends

We are songwriters with a great love for words and music. Sometimes we get to put them together to express our lives in song. We work at it with a lot pride and

! Hi, How's everybody doing? I'm Paul Wilson Songwriter and I have some wonderful songwriters as friends and we've written the songs on this page. As of March of 2012 I be released my first Album (TRAINS AND FOOLS). It has a total of thirteen songs. The album is available for purchase. All songs on my album were produced and recorded by myself and Newell Bates (owner of Baytle Music Studio). My second CD BLOOD FROM MY PEN is a 7 song cd and all songs were written and inspired by journey in recovery. This CD was recorded and produced at Kutt Studios in Fort Lauderdale Fl by Don "Kutt" Laino and is an incredible work of engineering. My Son Chris Wilson plays Bass , my wife Pat does lead and backup vocals, my good friend Ed Krider does lead guitar and some back up vocals his wise Ellen Krider does back up vocals and Jeremy does some great bass and guitar work wile Kutt plays the percussions on the Cajon. I've written with Joanne Tramonte ( Ain't Gonna Miss You, I Cry, Restless, October Gray, Pretty Eyes, Doesn't Matter& Wishing And Missing You) Joanne wrote the lyrics to Wishing & Missing you, this heartfelt song in memory of her father and I wrote the music it was a very moving experince, April Higuera (Stop The Rain). Russ Reese ( I Need To Know, Who's To Blame, Long Long Time, Don't Go , Grandma, Silent Angel, Can't Escape My Love, Trains And Fools, Wild Crazy & Free), David Beckhom (Loco In Laredo, Remedy) Lydia Milan (Words Of Lies) . Lydia is my niece and she does the vocals on this song too, it is her very first song, you will be hearing more from her. Sally Casey (This or That) Sally is also my niece and sings this song she will be back singing more for sure. The rest of the songs I wrote by myself with the exception of Lost in Texas which I wrote with TJ Howard. TJ sings Brand New Road. Ronnie Kimbal sings on some of the demos recorded at Studio X, Erica Alexander sings Female vocals on demos form Studio X. A friend and great singer, Nancie League does the vocals on Doesn't Matter & Silent Angel, recorded at my house. The music for All Those Years and Loco In Laredo was recorded at Tom Manche's Studio X in Nashville . Wild Crazy & Free was recorded at Baytle Music in Ft Lauderdale vocals by hard singing, rockin' Tom SchelhouseWe Hope you enjoy the music on this page and come back often to listen and check for new songs If you hear something you would like to record give me a call or e-mail me... we can talk. Thanks, God Bless the music makers, Peace. Paul Wilson Songwriter

Song Info

Genre

Country • Country General

Charts

Peak #1

Peak in subgenre #1

Author

Paul Wilson

Rights

Paul Wilson 2007

Uploaded

October 22, 2007

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MP3 3.4 MB • 192 kbps • 3:42

Story behind the song

I wrote about a friend from a while ago. R.I.P. Frances Patrick James Saunders my friend.

Lyrics

Frankie Irish
                                        Words & Music by Paul Wilson 
(1
Frankie was Irish, he was born in the Bronx,
Started runnin’ numbers for the man 
Bout as soon as he could walk.
It was a life of survival
With mom and little sis.
 He never knew the childhood 
He was gonna miss.

Chorus
Some folks said he was crazy,
Others said he was just plain mean.
I knew the whole story,  and he was
always a friend to me.
Yeah, a friend to me.

2)
He got in a jam when he was seventeen
Trying to settle a score.
The judge said, “Hey Frankie
you can go to jail or the Viet Nam war.”
Frankie said, “I’ll do you one better,  
don’t even know what we’re fightin’ for.” 
Frankie went down the next morning, and
Joined the Marine Corp.

Chorus
Some folks said he was crazy,
Others said he was just plain mean
I knew the whole story, and he was 
Always a friend to me.

3)
Frankie fought two tours a the jungle,
Filled with chaos, death, and screams.
 Came home numb and lonely,
And met the woman of his dreams.
Seven years of wedded bliss,
The happiest time of his life.
Then a cancer stole her from him,
 He lost a war he couldn’t fight.


Chorus
Well now Frankie went crazy,
And yeah he got plain mean.
But I knew the whole story,
And he was still a friend to me.
Yeah, a friend to me.

4)
Frankie was in a new jungle,
Full of alleys, jails, and  booze.
He said “Paul it don’t matter,
Don’t wanna win, don’t care if I lose.”
He wandered the streets homeless,
And died a broken man.
I buried him next to her,
So I’m sure he’s smiling again.


Chorus
Some folks said he was crazy,
Others said he was just plain mean.
He lived and died hard and fast,
And he was always a friend to me.
Yeah, a friend to me,

Yeah, a friend to me,
Yeah, a friend to me,
Always a friend to me.

    © copyright2007
Francis Patrick James Saunders…rest my friend,

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steviehayesrecords

Jan 26, 2023

nice song

Strictly Rhythm

Nov 25, 2007

Hi Paul.  Just listened to "Frankie Irish". Very well done and written. I really enjoyed listening. I'll be back to take a listen to more of your songs. Have a great week.

Peace
Bill