[D]We've sung so many [A]songs of fallen [D]heroes
I [G]really thought that [A]I had said it [D]all
But
if a [G]song can fill our [A]hearts and raise our [D]spirits,[Bm]
Then I'll [G]sing about our [A]martyrs at [D]Loughgall,
the
[D]Irish nation[A] bowed its head in [D]sorrow
Such [G]sadness as this [A]country's seldom [D]known
For[G] Monaghan
has [A]lost a gallant [D]soldier
With [G]seven Volun[A]teers from green [D]Tyrone
Oh
[G]England do you [A]really think its [D]over
If you [G]do you're going to [A]have to kill us [D]all
For un[G]til you
take your [A]murderers out of [D]Ireland,[Bm]
Then we will[G] make them rue the [A]blood spill at Lough[D]gall,[A]
It was [D]on a warm and [A]misty Friday [D]evening
The [G]scent of apple [A]blossom filled the [D]air
That
[G]village street seemed [A]quiet and de[D]serted,[Bm]
But [G]hidden eyes were [A]watching every[D]where,[A]
The [D]digger
bomb had [A]only reached its [D]target
The [G]trap was sprung and [A]gunfire filled the [D]air
The [G]SAS did [A]not
want any [D]prisoners,[Bm]
"[G]Shoot to kill!" their [A]orders were quite [D]clear
They [D]butchered eight brave [A]volunteers that [D]evening
They were [G]kicked and punched in [A]case they were
not [D]dead
They [G]dragged them up and [A]down that Armagh [D]village,[Bm]
And [G]filled their bodies [A]full
of British [D]lead,[A]
Did you [D]think that it would [A]teach us all a [D]lesson
As such [G]savagery the [A]whole world
was ap[D]palled
Don't you [G]know that there's[A] twenty more men [D]waiting,[Bm]
For [G]everyone you [A]butchered at
Lough[D]gall
Fare[D]well Paddy [A]Kelly and Jim [D]Lynagh
No
[G]more you'll lead your [A]fighting unit [D]forth
Side by [G]side with Pádraig Mc[A]Kearney and Tony [D]Gormaley[Bm]
You
[G]died to drive the [A]British from the [D]north[A]
Declan [D]Arthurs and the [A]youthful Seamus [D]Donnelly
On that
[G]night you were the[A] youngest of them [D]all
With Gerry O'[G]Callaghan and the [A]gallant Eugene [D]Kelly[Bm]
Oh
your [G]blood still stains the [A]pavements at Lough[D]gall
