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The Old Fenian Gun

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It	hung above the	kitchen fire. It's	barrel	long and	brown

	G
And one day with a boy's desire, I	climbed and took it down

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My	father's eyes with anger flashed. He	cried "what have you	done?!

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I	wish you'd left it	where it was, that's	my old	Fenian	gun".

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I	fondled it with	love and pride, and	looked it	o'er and	o'er

	G
I placed it on my shoulder and I	marched across the floor

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My	father's anguish softened and he	shared my boyish	fun

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"Ah,	well", he said "tis	in your breed like	that old	Fenian	gun".

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I	remember sixty-	seven well when	lads like	you and	me

	G
All thought we'd strike another blow to	set old Ireland free.

	C	G	G7
But	broken were our golden hopes I was	long months on the	run

	F	G	C	F	C
But it	did good work for	Ireland then that	brown old	Fenian	gun.

	C	G	C	F	C
I was	down then in Kil	mallock t'was the	hottest	fight of	all.

	G
And you'll see he burned his arm there's a	mark still on the ball

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I	hope the young lads growing now will	hold the ground we	won

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And	not disgrace the	cause in which I	held that	Fenian	gun

	C	G	C	F	C
I	placed it o'er the	fire once more. I	heard my	father	sigh

	G
I knew his thoughts were turning back on	days now long gone by

	C	G	G7
And	then I vowed within my heart I'll	be my father's	son

	F	G	C	F	C
And if	ever Ireland	wants my aid I'll	hold the	Fenian	gun.

	C	G	C	F	C
That's	years ago I've	grown a man and I've	weathered	many a	gale

	G
This last long year I spent inside a	gloomy English jail

	C	G	G7
I've	done my part I'll do it still un	til the fight is	won

	F	G	C
When	Ireland's free she'll	bless the men who	held

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