Kelly’s Irish Brigade Lyrics & Chords By David Kincaid

Listen all ye that hold communion
With southern Confederates bold,
While I tell you of some men who for the Union
In the northern ranks were enrolled;
They came to Missouri in their "glory,"
And thought, at their might, we'd be dismayed;
But they soon made them tell a different story
When they met Kelly's Irish Brigade, me boys.
When they met Kelly's Irish Brigade.
Didn't those cowardly Lincoln-ites tremble
When they met with the Irish brigade?
They have called us rebels and traitors,
But themselves have thrown off the name of late.
They were called it by the English invaders
At home in the Eve of ninety-eight (1798)
The name to us is not a new one though,
Tis' one that shall never degrade.
And each blue-hearted Irishman
In the ranks of Kelly's Irish Brigade.
When they met with the Irish Brigade, me boys.
When they met with the Irish Brigade.
Didn't those cowardly Lincoln-ites tremble
When they met with the Irish brigade?
Well they dare not call us invaders,
'Tis but state rights and liberties we ask;
And Missouri, we will ever defend her,
No matter how hard be the task.
Then let the Irishmen assemble,
Let the voice of Missouri be obeyed;
And northern fanatics may tremble
When again they meet Kelly's Irish Brigade.
When they met with the Irish Brigade, me boys.
When they met with the Irish Brigade.
Didn't those cowardly Lincoln-ites tremble
When they met with the Irish brigade?