Highland Paddy
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One evening fair as the sun was shining
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To Kilkenny I did ride, I did meet with Captain Brady
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A tall commander by his side
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Chorus:Then you are welcome Highland Paddy
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By my side you'll surely stand, here the people shout for freedom
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We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band
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Rise in the morning with the Fenian band
In the morning we rose early
Just before the break of dawn, blackbirds singing in the bushes
Greetings to a smiling morn
Gather round me men of Ireland
Gather Fenians gather round, hand to hand with sword and musket
Spill the blood upon this holy ground
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There's a glen beside the river
Just outside Kilkenny Town, there we met the noble Captain
Men lay dead upon the ground
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There's a grave beside the river
A mile outside Kilkenny Town, there we laid our noble Captain
Birds were silent when this Fenian died
All my life I will remember
I'll remember night and day that once I rode into Kilkenny
And I heard this noble Captain say
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