Paroles de By the hush

By the hush
It's by the hush, me boys
I'm sure that's to hold your noise,
And listen to poor paddy's narration.
For i was by hunger pressed,
And in poverty distressed,
And i took a thought i'd leave the irish nation.

Cho: so, here's you boys,
Do take my advice;
To americay i'd have youse not be farin'
For there's nothing here but war,
Where the murdering cannons roar,
And i wish i was at home in dear old erin.

I sold me horse and plough,
Me little pigs and cow,
And me little farm of land and i parted.
And me sweetheart, biddy mcghee,
I'm sure i'll never see,
For i left her there that morning, broken hearted.

Cho:

Meself, and a hundred more,
To america sailed o'er,
Our fortune to be making, we was thinking;
But when we landed in yankee land,
They shoved a gun into our hand,
Saying," paddy, you must go and fight for lincoln. "

Cho:

General mahar (meagher) to us said,
"if you get shot or lose your head,
Every murdered soul of you will get a pension."
Well, in the war i lost me leg
All i've now is a wooden peg;
I tell you, 'tis the truth to you i'll mention.
Cho:

Now i think meself in luck
To be fed upon indian buck
In old ireland, the country i delight in;
And with the devil i do say,
"curse americay, "
For i'm sure i've had enough on their hard fighting