Scythian - Follow Me Up To Carlow lyrics

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Lift MacCahir Og your face, brooding o'er the old disgrace when<br />

Black Fitzwilliam stormed your place and drove you to the fern.<br />

Grey said victory was sure soon the firebrand he'd secure<br />

Til he met at Glenmalure with Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne<br />

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Curse and swear Lord Kildare, Fiach will do what Fiach will dare<br />

Now Fitzwilliam have a care, fallen is your star low<br />

Up with Halberd, out with sword, on we'll go for by the Lord<br />

Fiach MacHugh has given his word. Follow me up to Carlow.<br />

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[Fiddles play A section of "Swallowtail Jig"]<br />

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See the swords of Glen Imaal, a flashing o'er the English pale<br />

See all the soldiers of the Gael beneath O'Byrne's banner<br />

Rooster of a fighting stock would yet let the English cock<br />

Cry out upon an Irish rock, fly up and teach him manners.<br />

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Curse and swear Lord Kildare, Fiach will do what Fiach will dare<br />

Now Fitzwilliam have a care, fallen is your star low<br />

Up with Halberd out with sword, on we'll go for by the Lord<br />

Fiach MacHugh has given his word. Follow me up to Carlow.<br />

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[Intro Instrumental]<br />

[Fiddles play A & B sections of "Swallowtail Jig"]<br />

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Now from Tassagart to Clonmore, there flows a stream of Saxon gore<br />

And great is Rory Og O'More at sending loons to Hades<br />

White is sick and Grey has fled, now for Black Fitzwilliam's head<br />

We'll send it over dripping red, to Liza and her ladies<br />

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Curse and swear Lord Kildare, Fiach will do what Fiach will dare<br />

Now Fitzwilliam have a care, fallen is your star low<br />

Up with Halberd out with sword, on we'll go for by the Lord<br />

Fiach MacHugh has given his word. Follow me up to Carlow.<br />

Curse and swear Lord Kildare, Fiach will do what Fiach will dare<br />

Now Fitzwilliam have a care, fallen is your star low<br />

Up with Halberd out with sword, on we'll go for by the Lord<br />

Fiach MacHugh has given his word. Follow me up to Carlow.