Ho brotherTeague,
Dost hear de decree?
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá;
Dat we shall have a new deputy,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá.
Chorus:
Léir é, léir é, an Lile ba léir é,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Léir é, léir é, léir é, léir é,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
2. Ho, by my Soul, it is a Talbot;
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
And he will cut all de English throat
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
3. Though, by my soul, de English do prate,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
De law's on dere side and de devil knows what,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
4. But if Depense do come from de Pope
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
We'll hang Magna Carta demselves on a rope
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
5. And de good Talbot is now made a Lord,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
And with his brave lads he's coming aboard,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
6. Who all in France have taken a swear,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Dat day will have no Protestant heir,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
7. O but why does he stay behind?
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Ho, by my soul, 'tis a Protestant wind,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
8. Now that Tyrconnel is come ashore,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
And we shall have comissions galore.
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
9. And he dat will not go to Mass,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Shall be turned out and look like an ass,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
10. Now, now de heretics all will go down,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
By Christ and St. Patrick's the nation's our own,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
11. Dere was an old prophercy found in a bog,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Dat our land would be ruled by an ass and a dog,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
12. So now dis old prophecy's coming to pass,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
For James is de dog and Tyrconnel's de ass,
An Lile ba léir é ba linn an lá
Chorus:
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