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The Four Green Fields

Dublin City Ramblers22 Apr 2020

The Four Green Fields Lyrics

Follow Me Up To Carlow - Aran Folk

Lift MacCahir Og your face

You're brooding o'er you're old disgrace

That black FitzWilliam stormed your place

He sent you to the Fern

Grey said victory was sure

Soon the firebrand he'd secure;

Until he met at Glenmalure

With Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne

Curse and swear Lord Kildare

Fiach will do what Fiach will dare

Now FitzWilliam have a care

Fallen is your star low

Up with halberd out with sword

On we'll go for by the lord

Fiach MacHugh has given the word

Follow me up to Carlow

See the swords of Glen Imaal

A flashing oer the English pale

See all the soldiers of the

Gael beneath OByrnes banner

Rooster of a fighting stock

Would yet let the English cock

Cry out upon an Irish rock

Fly up and teach him manners

Curse and swear Lord Kildare

Fiach will do what Fiach will dare

Now Fitzwilliam have a care

Fallen is your star low

Up with Halberd out with sword

On well go for by the Lord

Fiach MacHugh has given his word

Follow me up to Carlow

Now from Tassagart to Clonmore

There flows a stream of Saxon gore

And great is Rory Og OMore

At sending loons to Hades

White is sick and Grey has fled

Now for Black Fitzwilliams head

Well send it over dripping red

To Liza and her ladies

Curse and swear Lord Kildare

Fiach will do what Fiach will dare

Now Fitzwilliam have a care

Fallen is your star low

Up with Halberd out with sword

On well go for by the Lord

Fiach MacHugh has given his word

 

Follow me up to Carlow