C                                                        Am     G
Listen all ye that hold communion with Southern Confederates so bold,
          C                                  F      C              G      C
And I'll tell you of some men for the Union who in northern ranks were enrolled.
      C                          F         C                            Am     G
They came to Missouri in their glory and thought we would might be dismayed,
           C                          F        C          G         C
But they soon had a different story when they met Kelly's Irish Brigade.

           C                     F
When they met with the Irish Brigade, my boys.
           C                     Am     G
When they met with the Irish Brigade.
               C                            F
Didn't those cowardly Lincolnites tremble when
      C            G        C
They met with the Irish Brigade.

      C                                                                               Am    G
They have called us rebels and traitors, but themselves have thrown off that name of late.
           C                                    F           C      G C
They were called it by the English invaders at home in the eve of '98.
      C                  F                    C                       Am     G
The name to us is not a new one, though 'tis one that shall never degrade
      C                            F       C       G        C
Any true hearted Irishman in the ranks of Kelly's Irish Brigade.

           C                     F
When they met with the Irish Brigade, my boys.
           C                     Am     G
When they met with the Irish Brigade.
               C                            F
Didn't those cowardly Lincolnites tremble when
      C            G        C
They met with the Irish Brigade.

       C                                                                    Am      G
Well they dare not call us invaders, 'tis but states' rights and liberty we ask.
         C                             F          C       G       C
And Missouri we'll ever defend her no matter how hard may be the task.
      C                        F               C                    Am     G
Then let all true Irishmen assemble. Let the voice of Missouri be obeyed.
         C                                     F        C           G         C
And the northern fanatics will tremble when again they meet Kelly's Irish Brigade.

           C                     F
When they met with the Irish Brigade, my boys.
           C                     Am     G
When they met with the Irish Brigade.
               C                            F
Didn't those cowardly Lincolnites tremble when
      C            G        C
They met with the Irish Brigade.

           C                     F
When they met with the Irish Brigade, my boys.
           C                     Am     G
When they met with the Irish Brigade.
               C                            F
Didn't those cowardly Lincolnites tremble when
      C            G        C
They met with the Irish Brigade.