Bold Fenian Men

      Am          G           Am 
'Twas down by the glenside, I met
        C
 an old woman
  Am             C            Am 
A-plucking young nettles, nor saw
       C
 I was coming
  Am        F            D       
I listened awhile to the song she
     G
 was humming
      Am       Em             F  
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold 
G   Am
Fenian men


[Verse 2]
                G             Am  
'Tis fifty long years since I saw 
         C
the moon beaming
    Am           C                
And strong manly forms, and their 
Am             C
eyes with hope gleaming
  Am        F                   D
I see them again, sure, through 
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all my days dreaming
      Am       Em             F  
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold 
G   Am
Fenian men


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[Verse 3]
             G              Am    
When I was a colleen, their 
       C
marching and drilling
 Am          C              
Awoke by the glenside, sounds 
  Am          C
awesome and thrilling
         Am             F         
But they loved dear old Ireland, 
      D             G
and to die they were willing
      Am       Em             F  
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold 
G   Am
Fenian men


[Verse 4]
                 G              Am
Some died by the glenside, some 
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died amid strangers
    Am            C             
And wise men have told us their 
Am          C
cause was a failure
         Am           F           
But they stood by old Ireland and 
D            G
never feared danger
      Am       Em             F  
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold 
G   Am
Fenian men


[Verse 5]
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I passed on my way, god be praised
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 that I met her
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Be life long or short, I shall 
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never forget her
       Am             F           
And we may have great men, but 
   D          G
we'll never have better
      Am       Em             F  
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold 
G   Am
Fenian men