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Bold Fenian Men
I have been told that this song is an epilogue to "Rising of the Moon" set about 50 years after that unsuccessful rebellion. Performance note: Don't play this too close to "If I Was A Blackbird" because the tunes are similar.Dm Am
'Twas down by the glenside,
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I met an old woman,
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A'plucking young nettles,
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Nor thought I was coming;
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I listened awhile
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To the song she was humming,
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"Glory O, glory O, to the Bold Fenian men!"Dm Am
'Tis fifty long years
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Since I saw the moon beaming
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And strong manly forms,
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Their eyes with hope gleaming
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I see them again
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Sure, through all my days dreaming,
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"Glory O, glory O, to the Bold Fenian men!"Dm Am
When I was a colleen
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Their marching and drilling
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Awoke by the glenside
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Sounds awesome and thrilling
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But they loved dear old Ireland
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And to die they were willing
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"Glory O, glory O, to the Bold Fenian men!"Dm Am
Some died by the glenside
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Some died amid strangers,
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And wise man have told us
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Their cause was a failure;
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But they stood by dear Ireland
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And never feared danger,
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"Glory O, glory O, to the Bold Fenian men!"Dm Am
I passed on my way,
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God be praised that I met her,
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Be life long or short
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I shall never forget her;
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We may have great men,
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But we'll never have better.
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"Glory O, glory O, to the Bold Fenian men!"
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