The Wearing of the Green-John McCormack

[ti:The Wearing of the Green] [ar:John McCormack] [al:Irish Legend] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.56]The Wearing of the Green - John McCormack (麦考梅克) [00:02.70]Written by：Traditional [00:03.60] [00:16.86]Oh Paddy dear and did you hear [00:20.56]Of the news that's going round [00:22.79] [00:23.36]The shamrock is by law forbid [00:26.66] [00:27.24]To grow on Irish ground [00:30.02] [00:30.73]No more Saint Patrick's day we'll keep [00:34.45]His color can't be seen [00:36.76] [00:37.43]For there's a cruel law again [00:42.06]To the wearing of the green [00:45.64]Oh I met with Napper Tandy [00:48.59] [00:49.16]And he took me by the hand [00:51.35] [00:51.90]And he said [00:53.04] [00:53.64]How's poor old Ireland [00:56.43] [00:56.99]And how does she stand [01:00.63] [01:01.38]She's the most distressful country [01:05.59]That ever yet was seen [01:07.87] [01:08.48]For they're hanging men and women there [01:13.36] [01:13.90]For wearing of the green [01:17.79] [01:27.96]Then if the color we must wear is England's cruel red [01:33.69] [01:34.44]Let it remind us of the blood [01:38.80]Of Ireland have shed [01:41.49] [01:42.32]And take to the shamrock from your hat [01:45.19] [01:45.79]And throw it on the sod [01:48.08] [01:48.80]And never fear [01:51.29]It will take root there [01:54.08]Though underfoot it's trod [01:56.31] [01:57.24]When laws can stop the blades of grass [02:00.76] [02:01.42]From growing as they grow [02:03.89]And when the leaves in summer time [02:07.32] [02:08.24]Their color dare not show [02:11.48] [02:12.22]Then I will change the color too [02:16.99] [02:17.49]I wear in my caubeen [02:20.44] [02:21.06]But till that day [02:24.35]Please God I'll stick [02:26.07] [02:27.16]To the wearing of the green