Paddy Schmidt PADDY´S LAMENTATION lyrics

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

Well I sold me horse and cow,
Me little pig and sow
Me little plot of land I sold to part with
And me sweetheart Bid McGee,
I´m afraid I´ll never see
For I left her there that morning
Broken-hearted

Well, meself and a hundred more
To Americay sailed o´er
Our fortune to be made, oh we were thinking
When we got to Yankee-land,
They shoved a gun into our hands
Saying "Paddy, you must go
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And fight for Lincoln"

General Meaghar to us he said
"If you get shot or lose your head
Each murdering son of yours will get a pension"
Well, myself I lost me leg,
They gave me a wooden peg
And by God this is the truth to you I mention

When I think myself in luck,
I get fed on Indian buck
And Ireland is the country I delight in
With the devil I did say,
It´s curse Americay
For I think I´ve had enough
Of your hard fighting

Here´s you boys, now take my advice
To America I´ll have you not be comming
There is nothing here but war
Where the murdering cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin