Paroles de Dixieland

I am kilrain and i'm a fightin' man
And i come from county clare
And the brits would hang me for a fenian
So i took my leave there

And i crossed the ocean in the "arrianne"
The vilest tub afloat
And the captain's brother was a railroad man
And he met us at the boat

So i joined up with the 20th maine
Like i said my friend i'm a fighting man
And we're marchin' south in the pouring rain
And we're all goin' down to dixieland

I am kilrain of the 20th maine
And i fight for the chamberlain
Cause he stood right with us when the johnnies came
Like a banshee on the wind

When the smoke cleared out over gettysburg
Many a mother wept
For many a good boy died there, sure
And the air smelted just like death

And i am kilrain of the 20th maine
And i'd march to hell and back again
For colonel joshua chamberlain
And we're all goin' down to dixieland

And i am kilrain of the 20th maine
And i damn all gentlemen
Whose only worth is their father's name
And the sweat of a workin' man

Well, we come from the farms
And the city streets and a hundred foreign lands
And we spilled our blood in the battle's heat
Now, we're all americans

I am kilrain of the 20th maine
And did i tell you friend i'm a fightin' man
And i'll not be back this way again
'cause we're all goin' down to dixieland