Come To The Bower
Traditional
Will you come to the bower o'er the free boundless ocean Where the stupendous
waves roll in thundering motion, Where the mermaids are seen and the fierce tempest gathers, To loved Erin the green,
the dear land of our fathers." Will you come, will you, will you, will you come to the bower?
cho: Will you
come, will you, will you, will you come to the bower?
Will you come to the land of O'Neill and O'Donnell Of Lord
Lucan of old and immortal O'Connell. Where Brian drove the Danes and Saint Patrick the vermin And whose valleys remain
still most beautiful and charming?
You can visit Benburb and the storied Blackwater, Where Owen Roe met Munroe and
his Chieftains did slaughter Where the lambs skip and play on the mossy all over, From those bright golden views to
enchanting Rostrevor.
You can see Dublin city, and the fine groves of Blarney The Bann, Boyne, and Liffey and the
Lakes of Killarney, You may ride on the tide on the broad majestic Shannon You may sail round Loch Neagh and see storied
Dungannon.
You can visit New Ross, gallant Wexford, and Gorey, Where the green was last seen by proud Saxon and
Tory, Where the soil is sanctified by the blood of each true man Where they died satisfied that their enemies they would
not run from.
Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber And her fetters
we'll break, links that long are encumbered. And the air will resound with hosannahs to greet you On the shore will
be found gallant Irishmen to greet you.
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