the departure of the 69th volunteers - david kincaid lyrics
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the gallant sixty*ninth, once more, goes to the battlefield, to leave the enemy in gore and make jeff davis yield
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it goes a volunteer regiment, composed of the same men
led on by colonel nugent, instead of corcoran
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we are sorry that poor corcoran, in rebel hands must lie
and that he can’t command those men, as he did in july
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but we hope he shall soon return, to his friends and fair wife
and that we’ll have no cause to mourn, the loss of his dear life
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we wish those brave sons of ireland success where e’er they be!
to us they’ve given a strong hand, by land as well as sea
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their valor, it has oft been shown, on foreign lands afar; we have seen it here, at bull*run: and there, at trafalgar
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then, let us all cheer up again, and hope soon to have peace!
while with us we have old erin, we’ll gain it with much ease
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farewell! farewell! brave sixty*ninth! till you return to our shores!
your departure does us remind, of poor ireland in yore!
your departure does us remind, of poor ireland in yore!
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