The Town Pants - Fare Thee Well Innisk**en lyrics

Our troop was made ready at the dawn of the day From lovely Ennisk**en they were marching us away. They put us then on board a ship to cross the raging main, To fight in bloody battle in the sunny land of Spain. Fare thee well Ennisk**en, fare thee well for a while And all around the borders of Erin's green isle; And when the war is over we'll return in full bloom And you'll all welcome home your Ennisk**en Dragoons. Oh Spain it is a gallant land where wine and ale flow free There's lots of lovely women there to dandle on your knee And often in a tavern there we'd make the rafters ring When every soldier in the house would raise his gla** and sing Well we fought for Ireland's glory there and many a man did fall From musket and from bayonet and from thundering cannon ball And many a foeman we laid low, amid the battle throng And as we prepared for action you would often hear this song Well now the fighting's over and for home we have set sail, Our flag above this lofty ship is fluttering in the gale: They've given us a pension boys of fourpence each a day And when we reach Ennisk**en never more.we'll have to say.