D
One evening fair,as the sun was shining,
G D
Through Kilkenny I did ride, I did meet Captain Brady,
A
A tall Comander by his side
[Chorus]
D
Then you are well come Highland Paddy,
G D
By my side you'll surly stand, hear the people shout for freedom,
A
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.
[Verse 2]
D
In the morning we rose early,just before the break of dawn,
G D A
Blackbirds singing in the bushes, greetings to the smiling morn.
D
Gather round free men of Ireland, gather Fenians gather round,
G D A
Hand to hand with sword and musket, spill their blood upon this holy ground.
[Chorus]
D
Then you are well come Highland Paddy,
G D
By my side you'll surly stand, hear the people shout for freedom,
A
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.
[Verse 3]
D
There's a grave beside the river,a mile outside Kilkenny town,
G D A
There we laid our noble captain, birds were silent when this fenian died.
D
All my life I will remember, I'll remember night and day,
G D A
Once I rode into Kilkenny, and I heard this noble captain say
[Chorus]
D
Then you are well come Highland Paddy,
G D
By my side you'll surly stand, hear the people shout for freedom,
A
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
D
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.
