The Sash Me Father Wore chords and lyrics
Irish Ballad- The video is by Liam Clancy, also recorded by The Wolfe Tones. The guitar chords are by Marc Fahrbach. The guitar tab is included. The Sash Me Father Wore Sheet Music For Tin Whistle .
THE SASH ME FATHER WORE (Wolfe Tones) 4/4 (Capo on 5th fret)
C Oh it was old and it was beautiful Am7 G and the colours they were fine, G7 it was warm and very ??? C Am C Enniskillen (???) and the Boyne. Oh me father often wore it Am G in the bygone days of yore G7 and it’s on the twelth I loved to wear C G C the sash me father wore. Chorus: G C On the green, grassy slopes of the Boyne G C Where King Billy and his band fought and died (???, the day???) Am F They fought for the glory of religion (where?!?) C G C On the green, grassy slopes of the Boyne. It was on the banks of the river Boyne the raging battle blazed, two foreign Kings were fighting for the English throne they claimed. Now James was backed by Louis of France which gave the Irish hope of regaining their land and liberty while King Billy was backed by the pope. Now the armies faced across the Boyne the cannon, kings and ??? two foreign kings were struggling for the right to England’s throne. Then James the coward he ran away and left the battle scene. The Jacobeans wore no white cockade While the Billyboys wore their green. Now these days are gone and it’s time to forget The fights fought long ago. King Billy and James are in their graves Where you can’t felt friend from foe. So let’s beat again on the slopes of the Boyne and view the sash so fine. Then it’s forward we look and united we will be when there’s no more border line. |
another Version Of The Sash
Sure l'm an Ulster Orangeman, from Erin's isle I came, To see my British brethren all of honor and of fame, And to tell them of my forefathers who fought in days of yore, That I might have the right to wear, the sash my father wore! Chorus: It is old but it is beautiful, and its colours they are fine It was worn at Derry, Aughrim, Enniskillen and the Boyne. My father wore it as a youth in bygone days of yore, And on the Twelfth I love to wear the sash my father wore. Chorus For those brave men who crossed the Boyne have not fought or died in vain Our Unity, Religion, Laws, and Freedom to maintain, If the call should come we'll follow the drum, and cross that river once more That tomorrow's Ulsterman may wear the sash my father wore! Chorus And when some day, across the sea to Antrim's shore you come, We'll welcome you in royal style, to the sound of flute and drum And Ulster's hills shall echo still, from Rathlin to Dromore As we sing again the loyal strain of the sash my father wore! Return to The Wolfe Tones Song Lyrics |