Lyrics:

ntro: a G e 4x
Strophe:
a F G a
´Twas in 1847 when the famine came to reign,
a G a
And multitudes of Irishmen had to leave their land.
a C G
From Sligo down to Kerry, from Wexford to Donegal
a F G D
People grabbed their few belongings to join the trek to Dublin town.

Bridge: a G D 2x

Übergang: a F 4x

Mighty vessels lay at anchor, ready for the dreadful ride
Across the never ending ocean to a land that´s far and wild,
Eighty days in muck and fever, eighty days in hope and pain,
On the coffin ships they suffered, but their efforts were in vain.

Refrain:
a F G a
On their long way to Australia, Canada or Yankeeland,
a G a
Many died for their convictions, others for beloved friends.
a C G
And the ocean wide and deadly, buried corpses of the brave,
a F G a
They will never see the shamrock, never see their homes again.

Strophe:
When they reached the shores of Quebec, they remembered Erin´s Isle,
All the friends they had to leave there for a new life worth to find
All the struggles and the sorrow, broken dreams, their hopes and fear,
Thousands died on the Atlantic on their trip to destiny.

Solo: Akkorde wie Ref.

When in 1851 the scaring nightmare disappears,
Had the countenance of Ireland turned to mass graves and despair.
By starvation died a million and a triple did emigrate
From their own beloved country to a world of lies and hate.

Schluß: a F 4x