Fife and drum at Fort Napoleon #3 - Lilliburlero

Lillibullero is a march that sets the words of a satirical ballad generally said to be by Lord Thomas Wharton to music attributed to Henry Purcell. The lyrics refer to the Williamite war in Ireland 1689-91, which arose out of the Glorious Revolution.
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Ho, brother Teague, dost hear the decree?
Lillibullero bullen a la
We are to have a new deputy
Lillibullero bullen a la

Refrain:
Lero Lero Lillibullero
Lillibullero bullen a la
Lero Lero Lero Lero
Lillibullero bullen a la

Oh by my soul it is a Talbot
Lillibullero bullen a la
And he will cut every Englishman's throat
Lillibullero bullen a la

Refrain

Now Tyrconnell is come ashore
Lillibullero bullen a la
And we shall have commissions galore
Lillibullero bullen a la

Refrain

And everyone that won't go to Mass
Lillibullero bullen a la
He will be turned out to look like an ass
Lillibullero bullen a la

Refrain

Now the heretics all go down
Lillibullero bullen a la
By Christ and St Patrick's the nation's our own
Lillibullero bullen a la

Refrain

There was an old prophecy found in a bog
Lillibullero bullen a la
The country'd be ruled by an ass and a dog
Lillibullero bullen a la

Refrain

Now this prophecy is all come to pass
Lillibullero bullen a la
For James is the dog and Tyrconnell's the ass
Lillibullero bullen a la

Refrain

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• lilliburlero
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• british
• irish
• march
• fife
• drum
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• musket
• infantry
• napoleon
• re-enactment
• fort

[tequk1]

It reminds me of the fife and drums of Ulster. If you could produce this in better quality (while retaining the quality) and slightly lengthier I would be very grateful. :-)

[rehtged]

@tequk1 Well, I'm probably going to add a couple of new vids in the following months, I'll try to include it =)

[ggmorvaj]

I love the acoustics in there!!

Do they ever make the drum reverberate !

Thanks for sharing this !!!!!!!!

[rehtged]

hehe thanks, that's why we enjoy playing there ;)

[LutzDerLurch]

I find your vids informatiev, but the sound suffers heavily from being recorded in the Cellar

[t1t296]

What the fuck, that's not the lyrics to lilliburlero.

[broadband01]

written by a english soldier in cromwells army of the 17th century,he wrote it while serving in ireland against the catholics,later adopted by the protestant orange order

[slobjob13]

@bilstew Ok name calling and absolutely refusing to face facts about anything. I think we can safely say you are one of these "Celts" you we're talking of...

LOL some mothers do 'av 'em...

[bilstew]

@slobjob13 Yes blowjob he pinched it from the Kelts En puto la rano ne scias pri la oceano...

[slobjob13]

@bilstew What made you think i was your friend ? So now you're saying the English stole this tune that the Englishman purcell wrote, from an international group of people, not from any one country ? I think i will keep reading MY books, because you'rs sure do seem to lead the reader astray...

[bilstew]

@slobjob13 The kelts my friend were not from any one place read your books and you will find that to be true."En puto la rano ne scias pri la oceano" and you cant get any more international than that.

[bilstew]

@slobjob13 The kelts my friend were not from any one place read your books and you will find that to be true."En puto la rano ne scias pri la oceano" and you cant get any more international than that

[slobjob13]

@bilstew LOL know when you're beat kid, you're embarrasing yourself infront of the international community using the medium of the web. LOL Stole it from the "celts" !!! LOL The 'Kelts' were a Nordic tribe from the area now called Norway. In the 1800's the Irish adopted the name trying to adapt it into an umbrella tittle for the Gaulish and Brythonic nations within Britain, to try to form allegiances against the English.

That comes from a Heathen btw.

[bilstew]

@AEngleSaex And you sir are a sick minded arrogant Macho minded fascisto.May you begone and take your quasi religion with you.