Em D
C G
Em D
C Em
Em D
Em D
Em D
Em G D Em
G
[Verse]
G C
In eleven sixty-seven, they came to Ireland on the make
D G
They were followed by invasions and by conquests in their wake
G C
The Kings and Queens of England made the land a battleground
C D
They took the land by fraud, defeat; by murder, poison, and deceit!
[B Part]
Em D
Murder, plunder fallaballa, clear the way
Em D
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day
Em D
Ducking, diving, fallaballa, clear the way
Em G D Em
Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day
[Verse]
G C
Then by the fifteenth century they held precariously to the Pale
D G
The invaders were more Irish than the Irish, that's the tale
G C
A fat greedy king (called Henry)'s dick was bigger than his brain
C D
Imposed a reformation- confiscating usurpation!
[Chous]
G Am
You'll never beat the Irish, no matter what you do
D G
You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again
G Am
You know we are the fighting Irish and we'll fight until the end
D G
You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the Irish
[B Part]
Em D
Murder, plunder fallaballa, clear the way
Em D
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day
Em D
Ducking, diving, fallaballa, clear the way
Em G D Em
Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day
[B Part]
Em D
Murder, plunder fallaballa, clear the way
Em D
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day
Em D
Ducking, diving, fallaballa, clear the way
Em G D Em
Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day
[Verse]
G C
The virgin Queen, Elizabeth, brought more turmoil to our land
D G
She decimated Munster, scorched the earth and all at hand
G C
Then James the first and Charles the Mad brought other greedy bands
C D
They took the land of Ulster, killed their Chieftains- poisoned, plundered!
[B Part]
Em D
Murder, plunder fallaballa, clear the way
Em D
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day
Em D
Ducking, diving, fallaballa, clear the way
Em G D Em
Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day
[Verse]
G C
And by defective titles, they cheated Connaught and the west
D G
Across the seventeenth century from war we had no rest
G C
For the curse of Cromwell plagued the land, 'til our towns were red with blood
C D
Then the Battle of the Boyne was fought by William, James and foreign hoards
[Chorus]
G Am
You'll never beat the Irish, no matter what you do
D G
You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again
G Am
You know we are the fighting Irish and we'll fight until the end
D G
You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the Irish
[B Part]
Em D
Murder, plunder fallaballa, clear the way
Em D
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day
Em D
Ducking, diving, fallaballa, clear the way
Em G D Em
Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day
[B Part]
Em D
Murder, plunder fallaballa, clear the way
Em D
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day
Em D
Ducking, diving, fallaballa, clear the way
Em G D Em
Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day
