The Fenians from Cahirciveen

The Fenians From Cahirciveen - The Johnstons

I am a bold Fenian from Cahirciveen

That late took my gun for to fight for the green

Over mountains and woodlands

I wandered along

Now I'll leave it alone and commence up my song

We marched to Kells station that lies near the strand

Where the sea rushes in with wild waves to the land

And then you may say we had courage golore

When Kells station was taken by the boys from Filemore

We marched all along and our guns we did load

We met a policeman on horse back he rode

We asked him to surrender but the answer was No

And a ball from young Conway soon levelled him low

Again we marched on and our guns did reload

We met Father Meegan and for him we bowed

He gave us his blessing saying God be your friend

On the mission for Freedom on which you are bent

Come shoulder your arms come march and obey

But alas we were beaten all on the next day

Our plans were found out by some dirty old spy

And on Captain Moriarty they did cast an eye

Moriarty came in on the mail car next day

To get all our brave boys for to join in the fray

To our greatest surprise he was marched of to jail

And you left us in sorrow our loss to bewail

And it's over the mountains

We went took our course

Our stomachs being slack and our feel being sour

We were in a number about sixty strong

Surrounded by red coats for something went wrong

So hurrah for the Fenians from Cahirciveen

No bolder nor braver in Erin was seen

No brivorers they trying to fight for the green

Than the true hearted Fenians from Cahirciveen