Stan Rogers - The house of orange
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STAN ROGERS – The House of Orange
from “From Fresh Water” (1984)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I Dmtook back my Chand and I Bbshowed him the Fdoor
No Fdollar of Dmmine would I Cmpart with this Gmday Bb
For Ffueling the Dmengine of a Bbbloody cruel Fwar
In my Gmforefather’s Dmhome far aCway
Who Dmfled the first CFamine wearing Bball that they Fowned
Were Fcalled ‘NaviDmgators’ all Cmragged and Gmtorn Bb
And Fbuilt the Grand DmTrunk here and Bbfound a new Fhome
WherDmever their Cchildren were Fborn Fsus4 F Fsus4
[Verse 2]
Their Dmsons have no Cpolitics, Bbnone can reFcall
AlFlegiance from Dmlong geneCmrations beGmfore Bb
O’Fthis or O’Dmthat name can’t Bbmatter at Fall
Or Gmbe cause eDmnough for to Cwar
And Dmmeanwhile my Cbabies are Bbsafe in their Fhome
UnFlike their pale Dmcousins who Cmcower and Gmcry Bb
While Fkneecappers Dmnail their poor Bbdads to the Ffloor
And Dmteach them to Chate and to Fdie Fsus4 F Fsus4
[Verse 3]
It’s Dmthose cruel Cbeggars who Bbspurn the fair Fcoin
The Fpeace for their Dmkids they could Cmtake at their Gmwill Bb
Since the Fday old King DmBilly preBbvailed at the FBoyne
They’ve Gmbombed and they’ve Dmmaimed and they’ve Ckilled
Now they Dmcry out for Cmoney and Bbwail at the Fdoor
But Home FRule or DmRepublic ’tis Cmall of it Gmshame Bb
And a Fcurse for us Dmhere who want Bbnothing of Fwar
We’re Dmkindred in Cnothing but Fname
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[Verse 4]
All Dmrights and all Cwrongs have long Bbsince blown aFway
For Fcauses are Dmashes where Cmchildren lie Gmslain Bb
Yet the Fdamned U.D.DmL. and the Bbcruel I.R.FA.
Will toGmmorrow go Dmmurdering aCgain
But no Dmpenny of Cmine will I Bbadd to the Ffray
“ReFmember the DmBoyne!” they will Cmcry out in Gmvain Bb
For I’ve Fgiven my Dmheart to the Bbplace I was Fborn
And forGmgiven the Dmwhole House of COrange
King DmBilly and the Cwhole House of FOrange Fsus4 F