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Judy Collins - The Rising Of The Moon [Intro] Am [Verse 1] Ah, then tell me Sean O'Farrell

Tell me why you're hurrying ^Emso ^AmHush, my boy, oh, hush and ^Clisten And his ^Eeyes were all a^Amglow ^Em ^Am I bear orders^Em from the ^Amcaptain ^C Get you ^Emready quick and ^Amsoon ^Em For the ^Ampikes must ^Embe to^Cgether At the ^Erising of the ^Ammoon

[Verse 2] Ah, then tell me Sean O'Farrell

Where the gatherin' is to ^Embe In the ^Amold spot by the ^Criver Right well ^Eknown to ^Amyou and ^Emme ^Am One thing ^Emmore for signal ^Amtoken ^C Whistle ^Emup the marchin' ^Amtune ^Em With your ^Amsword upon ^Emyour ^Cshoulder At the ^Erising of the ^Ammoon

[Verse 3]

Rumours ^Empassed along the ^Amvalley ^C Like a ^Embanshee's lonely ^Amcroon ^Em And a ^Amthousand ^Emblades were ^Cflashin' At the ^Erising of the ^Ammoon

[Verse 4] All along the singing river

That dark mass of men were ^Emseen Far a^Ambove their shining ^Cweapons Hung their ^Emown im^Ammortal ^Emgreen ^Am Death to ^Eevery foe ^Amand ^Emtraitor ^Am Foreign ^Emstrike the marchin' ^Amtune ^Em And hur^Amrah me ^Emboys for ^CIreland Tis the ^Erising of the ^Ammoon

[Verse 5] Well, they fought for poor old Ireland

And full bitter was their ^Emfate Oh, what ^Amglorious pride and ^Csorrow Fill the ^Ename of ^Amninety-^Emeight ^Am Yet thank ^Emgod while ^Amhearts are ^Cbeating Foreign ^Emmanhood's ^Amburnin' ^Emnoon We shall ^Amfollow in ^Emtheir ^Cfootsteps At the ^Erising of the ^Ammoon

[Verse 6]

Death to ^Eevery foe ^Amand ^Emtraitor ^Am Foreign ^Emstrike the marchin' ^Amtune ^Em And hur^Amrah me ^Emboys for ^Cfreedom

Tis the rising

Tis the ^Erising of the ^Ammoon

Judy Collins - The rising of the moon