The Dubliners - The Dublin Fusiliers lyrics
[The Dubliners - The Dublin Fusiliers lyrics]
Well, you've heard about the Indians with
Their tommy hawks and spears
And of the UN warriors
The heroes of recent years
Also I might mention the British Grenadiers
Well, none of them were in
It but the Dublin Fusiliers
You've heard about the Light Brigade and
Of the deeds they've done
And of the other regiments
That many victories won
But the pride of all the armies
Dragoons and Carabiniers
Was that noble band of warriors
The Dublin Fusiliers
Charging with fixed bayonets
The terror of every foe
A glory to old Ireland
As proud as Buccaneers
And a terror to creation
Are the Dublin Fusiliers
Well, you've heard about the wars between
The Russians and the Brit's
The Tsar one day was reading
An old copy of "Tidbit's"
And when the General came to him
And threw himself down in tears
"We'd better run back like blazes
Here's the Dublin Fusiliers"
The Tsar commenced to tremble and
He bit his under lip "Begorra boys" says he
"I think we'd better take the tip"
The devils come from Dublin and to
Judge from what I hears
They're demons of militia men
The Dublin Fusiliers
Charging with fixed bayonets
The terror of every foe
A glory to old Ireland
As proud as Buccaneers
And a terror to creation
Are the Dublin Fusiliers
Well, the sergeant cried, "Get ready lads
Lay down each sword and gun
Take off your shoes and stockings boys
And when I tell yous, run"
They didn't stop but started and
Amidst three ringing cheers
Came a shower of bricks and
Bullets from the Dublin Fusiliers
The time that Julius Caesar tried
To land down at Ringsend
The coastguards couldn't stop them
So for the Dublin's they did send
And just as they were landing, lads
We heard three ringing cheers
"Get back to Rome like blazes
Here's the Dublin Fusiliers"
Charging with fixed bayonets
The terror of every foe
A glory to old Ireland
As proud as Buccaneers
And a terror to creation
Are the Dublin Fusiliers
Their tommy hawks and spears
And of the UN warriors
The heroes of recent years
Also I might mention the British Grenadiers
Well, none of them were in
It but the Dublin Fusiliers
You've heard about the Light Brigade and
Of the deeds they've done
And of the other regiments
That many victories won
But the pride of all the armies
Dragoons and Carabiniers
Was that noble band of warriors
The Dublin Fusiliers
Charging with fixed bayonets
The terror of every foe
A glory to old Ireland
As proud as Buccaneers
And a terror to creation
Are the Dublin Fusiliers
Well, you've heard about the wars between
The Russians and the Brit's
The Tsar one day was reading
An old copy of "Tidbit's"
And when the General came to him
And threw himself down in tears
"We'd better run back like blazes
Here's the Dublin Fusiliers"
The Tsar commenced to tremble and
He bit his under lip "Begorra boys" says he
"I think we'd better take the tip"
The devils come from Dublin and to
Judge from what I hears
They're demons of militia men
The Dublin Fusiliers
Charging with fixed bayonets
The terror of every foe
A glory to old Ireland
As proud as Buccaneers
And a terror to creation
Are the Dublin Fusiliers
Well, the sergeant cried, "Get ready lads
Lay down each sword and gun
Take off your shoes and stockings boys
And when I tell yous, run"
They didn't stop but started and
Amidst three ringing cheers
Came a shower of bricks and
Bullets from the Dublin Fusiliers
The time that Julius Caesar tried
To land down at Ringsend
The coastguards couldn't stop them
So for the Dublin's they did send
And just as they were landing, lads
We heard three ringing cheers
"Get back to Rome like blazes
Here's the Dublin Fusiliers"
Charging with fixed bayonets
The terror of every foe
A glory to old Ireland
As proud as Buccaneers
And a terror to creation
Are the Dublin Fusiliers