The Sash My Father Wore

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So sure l'm an Ulster Orangeman,

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from Erin's isle I came,

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To see my British brethren

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all of honour and of fame,

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And to tell them of my forefathers

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who fought in days of yore,

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That I might have the right to wear

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the sash my father wore!



[Chorus]

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Sure it is old and it is beautiful
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and it's colours they are fine,

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it was worn at Derry, Aughrim

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Enniskillen and the Boyne.

Oh me father often wore it as a youth
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in the bygone days of yore
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and it’s on the twelth I loved to wear

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the sash my father wore.


[Verse 2]

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For those brave men who crossed the Boyne,

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have not fought or died in vain,

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Our Unity, Religion, Laws,

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and Freedom to maintain,

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If the call should come we'll follow the drum,


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and cross that river once more


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That tomorrow's Ulsterman may wear the sash my father wore!



[Chorus]

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Sure it is old and it is beautiful
                            Am7
and it's colours they are fine,

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it was worn at Derry, Aughrim

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Enniskillen and the Boyne.

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Oh me father often wore it as a youth
              Am       G
in the bygone days of yore
                                     G7
and it’s on the twelfth I loved to wear

      C      G     C
the sash my father wore.


[Verse 2]

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And when some day, across the sea,

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to Antrim's shore you come,

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We'll welcome you in royal style,

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to the sound of flute and drum

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And Ulster's hills shall echo still,


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from Rathlin to Dromore


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As we sing again the loyal strain of the sash my father wore!