The Foggy Dew

Am G C Am G C Am C G C Am G C Am

As down the glen one Easter morn
To a city fair rode I.
There Ireland's lines of marching men
In squadrons passed me by.
No pipe did hum, no battle drum
Did sound its dread tattoo
But the Angelus bell o'er the Liffey's swell
Rang out in the foggy dew.

Right proudly high over Dublin town
They hung out a flag of war.
'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky
Than at Suvla or Sud el Bar.
And from the plains of Royal Meath
Strong men came hurrying through;
While Brittania's sons with their long-range guns
Sailed in through the foggy dew.

Oh, the night fell black, and the rifles crack
Made "Perfidious Albion" reel,
'Mid the leaden rain, seven tongues of flame
Did shine o'er the lines of steel;
By each shining blade a prayer was said
That to Ireland her sons be true,
And when morning broke still the war flag shook
It's folds in the Foggy Dew.

'Twas England bade our wild geese go
That small nations might be free.
Their lonely graves are by Suvla's waves
On the fringe of the grey North Sea.
But had they died by Pearse's side
Or fought with Cathal Bruga,
Their graves we'd keep where the Fenians sleep
'Neath the hills of the foggy dew.

The bravest fell, and the requiem bell
Rang mournfully and clear
For those who died that Eastertide
In the Springtime of the year.
And the world did gaze in deep amaze
At those fearless men and few
Who bore the fight that freedom's light
Might shine through the foggy dew.

Back through the glen I rode again,
And my heart with grief was sore,
For I parted then with valient men
Who I never shall see more;
But to and fro in my dreams I go,
And kneel and pray for you,
For slavery fled, O glorious dead
When you fell in the Foggy Dew.

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[644783399]

McAlpine's fuseliers and this are my party pieces in the pub!

[TheIambicPen]

@644783399 McAlpine's Fusilier's is a great song. I'll have to work on it.

[TheIambicPen]

I have added the lyrics and chords I used to the video info.

[ounet66]

bravo !!

super !!!

excellent !!

very sensitive way , love it, your voice is just the one for this song, and your guitar cries same the squadrons wife stay home

thank you very much to share this beautifull moment with us

[300bruns1990]

I would like to thank everyone for keeping thepolitics and hatred out of this video, and I hope everyone that posts in the future will continue to post solely on the quality of music.

Thank you

300bruns1990

[fledis]

Nicely done cover :) and great voice ! ,greets

[JulietBreen]

You have a great voice!! Lovely!

[ripadisc]

bravo 

[RupidFlappo]

fantastic m8 ... really beautiful

[adagio27sostenuto]

really great

[lolchick95]

Simply fantastic!

[inandish]

finally an Irish singer on you tube. i love your voice

[CognitiveLiberation]

You have a very good voice for this song in particular. The exact right amount of seething determination mixed with a soothing bass.

Also, you bypassed the syllable problem in verse 3 remarkably.

Good job, five stars.