Paddy's Lament

Well it's by the hush, me boys
and sure that's to hold your noise 
And listen to poor Paddy's sad narration
I was by hunger stressed
and in poverty distressed
So I took a thought I'd leave the Irish nation

Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have ye's not be going 
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

Well I sold me ass and cow
my little pigs and sow 
My little plot of land I soon did part with
And me sweetheart Bid McGe
I'm afraid I'll never see 
For I left her there that morning
broken-hearted



Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have ye's not be going 
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

Well myself and a hundred more
to America sailed o'er 
Our fortunes to be making
we were thinkin' 
When we got to Yankee land,
they put guns into our hands
Sayn’ 'Paddy, you must go and fight for Lincoln'



Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have ye's not be going 
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

General Meagher to us he said
if you get shot or lose your head
Every murdered soul of youse
will get a pension
Well in the war I lost me leg
they gave me a wooden peg
And by soul it is the truth to you I mention



Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have ye's not be going 
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

Well I think myself in luck
if I get fed on Indian buck 
And old Ireland is the country I delight in 
To the devil, I would say
it's curse Americay
For the truth I've had enough
of your hard fightin’



Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have ye's not be going 
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin