028 Will You Come To The Bower (New Words & Music: arr. Andy Irvine) Will you come to the bower o'er the free boundless ocean Where the stupendous waves roll in thundering motion Where the mermaids are seen and the fierce tempest gathers To loved Erin the green, the dear land of our fathers Will you come, will you, will you, will you come to the bower Will you come to the land of O'Neill and O'Donnell Robert Emmett and Wolfe Tone and the immortal Dan O'Connell Where King Brian drove the Danes and St. Patrick the vermin And whose valleys remain still most beautiful and charming Will you come, will you, will you, will you come to the bower You can visit Benburb and the storied Blackwater Where Owen Roe met Munroe and his Chieftains did slaughter Where the lambs skip and play on the mossy all over From these bright golden views to enchanting Rostrevor Will you come, will you, will you, will you come to the bower You can visit Dublin City and the fine groves of Blarney The Bann,! Boyne and Liffey and the lakes of Killarney You may ride on the tide o'er the broad majestic Shannon Or sail around Lough Neagh and see storied Dungannon Will you come, will you, will you, will you come to the bower You can visit New Ross, gallant Wexford and Gorey Where the green was last seen by proud Saxon and Tory Where the ground is sanctified by the blood of each free man Where they died satisfied their enemies they would not run from Will you come, will you, will you, will you come to the bower
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