G One evening fair as the sun was shining G C G D Em To Kilkenny I did ride, I did meet with Captain Brady Am D A tall commander by his side G Chorus:Then you are welcome Highland Paddy G C G D Em By my side you'll surely stand, here the people shout for freedom Am D We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band Am D Rise in the morning with the Fenian band In the morning we rose early Just before the break of dawn, blackbirds singing in the bushes Greetings to a smiling morn
Gather round me men of Ireland Gather Fenians gather round, hand to hand with sword and musket Spill the blood upon this holy ground
Chorus:
There's a glen beside the river Just outside Kilkenny Town, there we met the noble Captain Men lay dead upon the ground
Chorus:
There's a grave beside the river A mile outside Kilkenny Town, there we laid our noble Captain Birds were silent when this Fenian died
All my life I will remember I'll remember night and day that once I rode into Kilkenny And I heard this noble Captain say