David Rovics - St patrick battalion

My ^Dname is John ^BmRiley,

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^Bsus2 I'll ^Ghave your ear only a ^Dwhile.

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^Dsus2 I ^Gleft my dear home in ^DIreland

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^F#m It was ^Bmdeath, star^F#mvation or ^Bmexile.

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^{A G} And ^Gwhen I got to A^Dmerica,

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^Dsus2 It ^Gwas my duty to ^Bmgo, ^DEnter the army and ^Gslog across Texas To ^Ajoin in the war against ^BmMexico.

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And it was ^Dthere in the pueblos and ^Bmhillsides,

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^Bsus2 That I ^Gsaw the mistake I had ^Dmade.

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^{Dsus2 G}Part of a conquering ^Darmy ^F#m With the ^Bmmorals of a ^F#mbayonet ^Bmblade.

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^{A G} So in the ^Gmidst of these poor, dying ^DCatholics,

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^Dsus2 Screaming ^Gchildren, the burning stench of it ^Bmall, My^Dself and two hundred ^GIrishmen De^Acided to rise to the ^Bmcall...

From Dublin ^GCity, to San^D Diego

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^{Dsus2 A}We witnessed freedom de^Bmnied So we ^Gformed the Saint Patrick Ba^Dttalion And we ^Afought on the Mexican ^Bmside

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We ^Dmarched 'neath the green flag of Saint ^BmPatrick

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^Bsus2 Em^Gblazoned with "Erin Go ^DBragh"

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^{Dsus2 G}Bright with the harp and the ^Dshamrock

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^F#m And "Liber^Bmtad para ^F#mMexica^Bmna"

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^{A G G}Just fifty ^Dyears after Wolftone

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^{Dsus2 G}Five thousand miles a^Bmway The Yanks ^Dcalled us a Legion of ^GStrangers And ^Athey can talk as they ^Bmmay

From Dublin ^GCity, to San^D Diego

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^{Dsus2 A}We witnessed freedom de^Bmnied So we ^Gformed the Saint Patrick Ba^Dttalion And we ^Afought on the Mexican ^Bmside

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We ^Dfought them in Mata^Bmmoros

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^Bsus2 While their ^Gvolunteers were raping the ^Dnuns

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^Dsus2 In ^GMonterey and Cerro ^DGordo

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^F#m We ^Bmfought on as ^F#mIreland's ^Bmsons

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^{A G} We were the ^Gred-headed fighters for ^Dfreedom

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^Dsus2 Amidst these ^Gbrown-skinned women and ^Bmmen Side by ^Dside we fought against ^Gtyranny And I ^Adare say we'd do it a^Bmgain

From Dublin ^GCity, to San^D Diego

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^{Dsus2 A}We witnessed freedom de^Bmnied So we ^Gformed the Saint Patrick Ba^Dttalion And we ^Afought on the Mexican ^Bmside

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We ^Dfought them in Mata^Bmmoros

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^Bsus2 While their ^Gvolunteers were raping the ^Dnuns

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^Dsus2 In ^GMonterey and Cerro ^DGordo

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^F#m We ^Bmfought on as ^F#mIreland's ^Bmsons

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^{A G} We were the ^Gred-headed fighters for ^Dfreedom

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^Dsus2 Amidst these ^Gbrown-skinned women and ^Bmmen Side by ^Dside we fought against ^Gtyranny And I ^Adare say we'd do it a^Bmgain

From Dublin ^GCity, to San^D Diego

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^{Dsus2 A}We witnessed freedom de^Bmnied So we ^Gformed the Saint Patrick Ba^Dttalion And we ^Afought on the Mexican ^Bmside

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We ^Dfought them in five^Bm major battles

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^Bsus2 Churo^Gbusco was the ^Dlast ^Dsus2 Over^Gwhelmed by the cannons from ^DBoston

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^F#m We ^Bmfell after ^F#meach mortar ^Bmblast

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^{A G} Most of us ^Gdied on that ^Dhillside

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^Dsus2 In the ^Gservice of the Mexican ^Bmstate So ^Dfar from our occupied ^Ghomeland We were ^Aheroes and victims of ^Bmfate

From Dublin ^GCity, to San^D Diego

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^{Dsus2 A}We witnessed freedom de^Bmnied So we ^Gformed the Saint Patrick Ba^Dttalion And we ^Afought on the Mexican ^Bmside

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^Bsus2 We ^Gformed the Saint Patrick Ba^Dttalion And we ^Afought on the Mexican ^Bmside