well fight for uncle sam chords by
David Kincaid
David Kincaid
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Key: B major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well, I am
a modern hero
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Me name is Paddy Kearny,
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Not long ago, I landed from
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The bogs of sweet Killarney
I used to cry out "Soap fat,"
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Because that was my trade sir,
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'Till I 'listed for a soldier boy
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With Corcoran's brigade, sir
Verse 2
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For to fight for Uncle Sam,
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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To save the stripes and stars
Verse 3
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Ora, once in regimentals,
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Me mind it did bewilder,
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I bid goodbye to Biddy dear,
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And all the darling childher,
Oh, says I, the Irish volunteers,
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The devil a- one afraid is,
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Because we've got the soldier bold
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McClellan for to lead us
Verse 4
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For to fight for Uncle Sam,
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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To save the stripes and stars
Verse 5
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We soon got into battle,
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We made a charge of bay'nets,
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The rebel blaggards soon gave way,
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They fell as thick as paynuts,
Och, hone, the slaughter that we made,
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Be dad, it was delighting,
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For the Irish lads in action
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Are the devil's boys for fighting
Verse 6
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They'll fight for Uncle Sam,
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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To save the stripes and stars
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Interlude 1
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For to
Verse 7
fight for Uncle Sam,
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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To save the stripes and stars
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Verse 8
Och, sure, we never will give in,
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In any sort of manner,
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Until the South comes back again,
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Beneath the starry banner,
And if John Bull should interfere,
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He'd suffer for it truly,
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For soon the Irish Volunteers
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Would give him ballyhooly
Verse 9
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We'll fight for Uncle Sam,
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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To save the stripes and stars
Verse 10
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And now, before I end my song,
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This free advice, I'll tender,
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We soon will use the rebels up,
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And make them all surrender,
And once again, the stars and stripes,
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Will to the breeze be swellin',
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If Uncle Abe will give us back
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Our darlin' boy McClellan
Verse 11
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We'll follow little Mac
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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To save the stripes and stars
Verse 12
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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He'll lead us on to glory, O!
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To save the stripes and stars
Outro 1
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