Irish Songs With Easy Chords & Lyrics
The Enniskellen Dragoons
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| Am | G | F | G7 | C |
And all | around the | bor | ders of | Errin's green | isle, |
| Am | G | F | G7 | C |
And | when the war is | over | we'll | return in full | bloom, |
G7 | C | G7 | C |
And | you'll all welcome | home the Enniskillen Dr | agoons. |
| C | G7 | C |
Our | troop was made | ready at the dawning of the | day, |
| Am | G | F | G7 | C |
From | lovely Ennis | killen | they were | marching us a | way. |
| Am | G | F | G7 | C |
They | put us then on | board a | ship to | cross the raging | main, |
G7 | C | G7 | C |
To | fight in bloody | battle in the sunny land of | Spain. |
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Oh Spain it is a gallant land where wine and ale flow free.
There're lots of lovely women there to dandle on your knee,
And often in a tavern there we'd make the rafters ring
When every soldier in the house would raise his glass and sing:
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Well we fought for Ireland's glory there and many a man did fall,
From musket and from bayonet and from thundering cannon ball,
And many a foeman we laid low, amid the battle throng,
And as we prepared for action you would often hear this song:
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Well now the fighting's over and for home we have set sail.
Our flag above this lofty ship is fluttering in the gale.
They've given us a pension, boys, of fourpence each a day,
And when we reach Enniskillen never more we'll have to say:
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