The Bonnie Blue Flag. Secuelas y III (Espero)."The Irish Volunteer" - Es una canción de la Brigada Irlandesa (Unión), con la música de
"The Irish Jaunting Car" - "The bonnie Blue Flag". . Escuchemos esta canción del album al que da nombre, en la voz de David Kincaid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yavz9rzaOSYNo se sabe mucho hoy en día del compositor y cantante (no me atrevo a escribir cantautor, palabra muy devaluada ya de origen) de music-hall
Joe English, solamente que era un irlandés residente en la ciudad de Nueva York durante la Guerra entre los Estados y que fue lo suficientemente popular como para tener un "Blues" con su material (un pequeño libro de canciones), titulado
"Joe English's Irish and Comic Songster", publicado en 1864 por Dick & Fitzgerald, 18 Ann St., NY.
"THE IRISH VOLUNTEER"My name is Tim McDonald, I'm a native of the Isle,
I was born among old Erin's bogs when I was but a child.
My father fought in " 'Ninety-eight," for liberty so dear;
He fell upon old Vinegar Hill, like and Irish volunteer.
Then raise the harp of Erin, boys, the flag we all revere--
We'll fight and fall beneath its folds, like Irish volunteers!
Chorus: Then raise the harp of Erin, boys, the flag we all revere--
We'll fight and fall beneath its folds, like Irish volunteers!
When I was driven form my home by an oppressor's hand,
I cut my sticks and greased my brogues, and came o'er to this land.
I found a home an many friends, and some that I love dear;
Be jabbers! I'll stick to them like bricks and an Irish volunteer.
Then fill your glasses up, my boys, and drink a hearty cheer,
To the land of our adoption and the Irish volunteer!
Chorus: Then fill your glasses up, my boys, and drink a hearty cheer,
To the land of our adoption and the Irish volunteer!
Now when the traitors in the south commenced a warlike raid,
I quickly then laid down my hod, to the devil went my spade!
To a recruiting-office then I went, that happened to be near,
And joined the good old "Sixty-ninth," like and Irish volunteer.
Then fill the ranks and march away!--no traitors do we fear;
We'll drive them all to blazes, says the Irish volunteer.
Chorus: Then fill the ranks and march away!--no traitors do we fear;
We'll drive them all to blazes, says the Irish volunteer.
When the Prince of Wales came over here, and made a hubbaboo,
Oh, everybody turned out, you know, in gold and tinsel too;
But then the good old Sixty-ninth didn't like these lords or peers--
They wouldn't give a d--n for kings, the Irish volunteers!
We love the land of Liberty, its laws we will revere,
"But the divil take nobility!" says the Irish volunteer!
Choru: We love the land of Liberty, its laws we will revere,
"But the divil take nobility!" says the Irish volunteer!
Now if the traitors in the South should ever cross our roads,
We'll drive them to the divil, as Saint Patrick did the toads;
We'll give them all short nooses that come just below the ears,
Made strong and good of Irish hemp by Irish volunteers.
Then here's to brave McClellan, whom the army now reveres--
He'll lead us on to victory, the Irish volunteers.
Chorus: Then here's to brave McClellan, whom the army now reveres--
He'll lead us on to victory, the Irish volunteers.
Now fill your glasses up, my boys, a toast come drink with me,
May Erin's Harp and the Starry Flag united ever be;
May traitors quake, and rebels shake, and tremble in their fears,
When next they meet the Yankee boys and Irish volunteers!
God bless the name of Washington! that name this land reveres;
Success to Meagher and Nugent, and their Irish volunteers!
Chorus: God bless the name of Washington! that name this land reveres;
Success to Meagher and Nugent, and their Irish volunteers!