Sean Bhean Bhocht
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"Oh! the French are on the sea," says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"Oh! the French are on the sea," says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"The French are in the Bay, they'll
be here at break of day,
"And the Orange will decay," says theSean Bhean Bhocht,
"And the Orange
will decay," says the Sean Bhean Bhocht.
"And where will they have their camp?" says the Sean Bhean
Bhocht,
"And where will they have their camp?" says the Sean Bhean Bhocht.
"On the Curragh of Kildare and the boys will all be there
With their pikes in good repair." says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"With their pikes in good repair." says the Sean Bhean Bhocht.
"And what will the yeomen do?" says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"And what will the yeomen do?" says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"What will the yeomen do but throw off the red and blue,
And swear they will be true to the Sean
Bhean Bhocht?
And swear they will be true to the Sean Bhean Bhocht?"
"Then what colour will
be seen?" says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"Then what colour will be seen?" says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"What
colour should be seen where our fathers' homes have been
But our own immortal green? " says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"But our own immortal green? " says the Sean Bhean Bhocht.
"Will old Ireland then be free? "
says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"Will old Ireland then be free? " says the Sean Bhean Bhocht,
"Old Ireland
shall be free from the centre to the sea;
Then hurrah for liberty," says the Sean Bhean Bhocht.