The Fighting 69th-The Wolfe Tones

[ti:The Fighting 69th] [ar:The Wolfe Tones] [al:Across The Broad Atlantic] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Fighting 69th - The Wolfe Tones [00:06.33]Come all you gallant heroes [00:09.97]And along with me combined [00:12.84] [00:13.61]I'll sing a song [00:15.58]It won't take long [00:17.55]Of the fighting sixty ninth [00:20.58] [00:21.32]They're a band of men brave [00:23.67]Stout and bold [00:25.39]From Ireland they came [00:28.22] [00:29.02]And they have a leader to the fold [00:32.90]And Cocoran was his name [00:36.03] [00:36.72]It was in the month of April [00:40.63]When the boys they sailed away [00:43.86] [00:44.36]And they made a sight so glorious [00:47.71] [00:48.21]As they marched along broadway [00:51.40] [00:52.12]They marched right down broadway [00:54.61] [00:55.20]Me boys [00:55.67] [00:56.24]Until they reached the shore [00:59.10] [00:59.87]And from there they went to Washington [01:03.09] [01:03.78]And straight unto the war [01:06.81] [01:07.54]So we gave them a hearty cheer [01:10.91]Me boys [01:11.69]It was greeted with a smile [01:14.76] [01:15.27]Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise [01:20.07]We're the fighting sixty ninth [01:23.29] [01:24.40]And when the war is said and done [01:28.10]May heaven spare our lives [01:30.99] [01:31.62]For it's only then that we can return [01:35.14] [01:35.76]To our loved ones and our wives [01:38.70] [01:39.42]We'll take them in our arms [01:42.65]Me boys [01:43.52]For a long night and a day [01:46.36] [01:47.19]And we'll hope that war will come no more [01:51.28]To sweet America [01:53.63] [01:54.93]So we gave them a hearty cheer [01:58.11]Me boys [01:58.86]It was greeted with a smile [02:01.83] [02:02.66]Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise [02:06.73]We're the fighting sixty ninth [02:09.80] [02:25.80]So farewell unto you dear New York [02:29.91]Will I e'er see you once more [02:33.00] [02:33.52]For it fills my heart with sorrow [02:37.45]To leave your sylvan shore [02:41.27]But the country now it is calling us [02:45.27]And we must hasten fore [02:48.55] [02:49.11]So here's to the stars and stripes [02:51.99]Me boys [02:53.00]And to Ireland's lovely shore [02:56.33] [02:57.33]And here's to murphy and devine [03:00.93]Of honour and renown [03:04.07] [03:04.69]Who did escort our heroes [03:08.09] [03:09.02]Unto the battle ground [03:11.82] [03:12.51]And said unto our colonel [03:15.96] [03:16.62]We must fight hand to hand [03:19.72] [03:20.33]Until we plant the stars and stripes [03:24.29]Way down in Dixieland [03:27.25] [03:28.05]So we gave them a hearty cheer [03:31.28]Me boys [03:32.14]It was greeted with a smile [03:35.18] [03:35.86]Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise [03:39.91]We're the fighting sixty nine [03:42.79] [03:43.69]So we gave them a hearty cheer [03:46.85]Me boys [03:47.64]It was greeted with a smile [03:50.68] [03:51.50]Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise [03:55.46] [03:56.35]We're the fighting sixty nine