GOD BLESS ENGLAND
(Peadar Kearney)
I'll sing you a song of peace and love
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day
To the land that reigns all lands above
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May peace and plenty be her share
Who kept our homes from want and care
God bless England is our prayer
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day
Chorus:
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So we say, Hip Hooray!
Come and listen while we pray
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When we were savage, fierce and wild
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England came as mother to child
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She gently raised us from the slime
Stopped our drinking and our crime
And sent us to Heaven in her own good time
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day
Chorus
Now our fathers oft were naughty boys
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For guns and pikes are dangerous toys
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From Bearna Baol to Bunker Hill
They made poor England cry her fill
But ould Brittania loves us still!
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Chorus
Now Irishmen, forget the past!
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And think of the time that's coming fast
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When we shall all be civilized
Neat and clean and well-advised
Won't Mother England be surprised?
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day
Chorus
