"We'll Fight For Uncle Sam" - Irish-American Civil War Song

"We'll Fight For Uncle Sam" - Irish-American Civil War Song
LYRICS:
Well, I am a modern hero
me name is Paddy Kearny,
Not long ago, I landed from
the bogs of sweet Killarney
I used to cry out "Soap fat, "
because that was my trade sir,
'till I 'listed for a soldier boy
with Corcoran's brigade, sir
For to fight for Uncle Sam,
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
To save the stripes and stars
Ora, once in regimentals,
me mind it did bewilder,
I bid goodbye to Biddy dear,
and all the darling childher,
Oh, says I, the Irish volunteers,
the devil a-one afraid is,
Because we've got the soldier bold
McClellan for to lead us
For to fight for Uncle Sam,
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
To save the stripes and stars
We soon got into battle,
we made a charge of bay'nets,
The rebel blaggards soon gave way,
they fell as thick as paynuts,
Och, hone, the slaughter that we made,
be dad, it was delighting,
For the Irish lads in action
are the devil's boys for fighting
They'll fight for Uncle Sam,
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
To save the stripes and stars
For to fight for Uncle Sam,
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
To save the stripes and stars
Och, sure, we never will give in,
in any sort of manner,
Until the South comes back again,
beneath the starry banner,
And if John Bull should interfere,
he'd suffer for it truly,
For soon the Irish Volunteers
would give him ballyhooly
We'll fight for Uncle Sam,
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
To save the stripes and stars
And now, before I end my song,
this free advice, I'll tender,
We soon will use the rebels up,
and make them all surrender,
And once again, the stars and stripes,
will to the breeze be swellin',
If Uncle Abe will give us back
our darlin' boy McClellan
We'll follow little Mac
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
To save the stripes and stars
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
He'll lead us on to glory, O!
To save the stripes and stars

[@thomasmcc1861]

Cheers for including the lyrics with the song. Thanks from Ireland

[@bigploppa154]

God bless the Irish, our nation’s greatest ally (at least my favorite)

[@LucidWanderer]

Go raibh maith agut from the Gaels across the pond! Sláinte!

[@alejandromosquerasouto6614]

Interesantísima canción. Gracias por subirla

[@KaiserDrewboi]

Great flag map,great song! Another underrated anthem creator!

[@jacktrout4484]

The irish can deny us ,but we Irish-Americans. Sláinte 🇮🇪☘️🇺🇲

[@LucidWanderer]

They can never take the blood of the Gael from our veins! Sláinte!

[@Liam-lv1fx]

​@@LucidWanderer don't listen to them, hello from cork

[@bigploppa154]

I’ve always wondered if my family fought in the war. I have a family tree that shows the first of my ancestors to arrive in the US came towards the end of the Famine. Settled in Pennsylvania. But nobody seems to have any clue about whether or not they served. All I know is my grandfather and all of his brothers fought in the Pacific in WWII and my Uncles fought in Vietnam. Nobody who served in my family seemed to enjoy talking about it.

[@SethGreve-g1m]

Great song. Thanks from the Iron Brigade state

[@lalvensangahmar4677]

Fun Fact: It's the melody of Whiskey In The Jar

[@allaniadall9686]

That's what I heard.

[@FerghusCameron]

Whiskey in the Jar!

[@user65_9]

Timothy McVeigh

[@gregwilliams386]

Until they fought the South's Irish Brigade. No Ballyhooly there.

[@SharedInGoodCompany]

13 colonies William bradford mayflower 1621

[@LucidWanderer]

The Gael is the greatest of warriors across the whole of the world! 🇺🇸🇮🇪