The Fighting 69th

[Verse 1]

Come all ye gallant heroes

And along with me combined

I'll sing a song, it won't take long

Of the fighting sixty ninth

They're a band of men brave, stout and bold

From Ireland they came

And they had a leader to the fold

And Cochran was his name

[Verse 2]

It was in the month of April

When the boys, they sailed away

And they made a sight so glorious

As they marched along Broadway

They marched right down Broadway, me boys

Until they reached the shore

And from there they went to Washington

And straight on to the war

[Chorus]

So we gave them hearty cheers, me boys

Which was greeted with a smile

Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise

We're the fighting sixty ninth

[Verse 3]

And when the war is said and done

May heaven spare our lives

For it's only then that we can return

To our loved ones and our wives

We'll take them in our arms, me boys

For a long night and a day

And we'll hope that war will come no more

To sweet Amerikay

[Chorus]

So we gave them hearty cheers, me boys

Which was greeted with a smile

Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise

We're the fighting sixty ninth

[Verse 4]

So farewell unto you, dear New York

Will I e'er see you once more?

For it fills my heart with sorrow

To leave your sovereign shore

But the country now, it is calling us

And we must hasten fore

So here's to the stars and stripes, me boys

And to Ireland's lovely shore

[Verse 5]

And here's to Murphy and Devine

Of honour and renown

Who did escort our heroes

Unto the battle ground

And said unto our colonel

We must fight hand to hand

Until we plant the stars and stripes

Way down in Dixieland

[Chorus]

So we gave them hearty cheers, me boys

Which was greeted with a smile

Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise

We're the fighting sixty ninth

[Chorus]

So we gave them hearty cheers, me boys

Which was greeted with a smile

Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise

We're the fighting sixty ninth