Paddy's Lamentation - Irish Invasion/Ulla

The Irish Invasion at the Saxon Pub in Austin, TX. Lyrics below.

Pat Byrne - Guitar/Vocal
Andrea Magee - Bodhrán / Vocals
Rich Brotherton - Cittern / Guitar / Vocals
Kristopher Lee Wade - Bass
Stephan Petzold - Fiddle

“The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”
- G.K. Chesterton, The Ballad of the White Horse

Lyrics:

Well it's by the hush, me boys, and sure that's to hold your noise
And listen to poor Paddy's lamentation
Oh, I was by hunger pressed, and most bitterly distressed
When I took a thought I'd leave the Irish nation
So I sold me horse and plow, sold my sheep for pigs and sow
My little plot of land and I we parted
And me sweetheart Britty McGee I'm afraid I'll never see
For I left her there that morning quite broken-hearted
So here's you boys, do take my advice
To America I'll have you not be going
There is nothing here but war where the murdering cannons roar
And I wish I was back home in dear old Ireland

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If you get shot you'll lose the leg
Every mother's son of you will get a pension
But in the war I lost my leg and all I got was a wooden peg
Ah my boys it is the truth to you I mention
So hear me boys, do take my advice
To America I have you not be going
For there's nothing here but war where the murdering cannons roar
And I wish I was back home in dear old Ireland

I thought myself in luck, to be fed on Indian buck
In old Ireland the land that I delight in
But with the devil I do say "curse Americay"
For I'm sure I've had enough of your hard fighting

So here you boys, do take my advice
To America I'll have you not be going
For there's nothing here but war where the murdering cannons roar
And I wish I was back home in dear old Ireland

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