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T:Lilliburlero
Z:Webmaster
C:Trad
O:Ireland
B:Irish Street Ballads, Colm O'Lochlainn
N:transposed from key of E
N:Many sets of words have been written to this tune.
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
|: "G"GAG B2B | "D"ABA c3 | "G"BdG "C"c2B | "D"AGF "G"G3 :|
w:Ho, bro-ther Teague, dost hear the dec-ree? Lil-li-bur-ler-o, bul-len a la
w:That we shall have a new de-pu-ty
"G"{f}g2f g2d | "(F)"de=f "C"e2d | "G"def "(C)"gfe | "G"dcB "D"A2d |
w:Le-ro, le-ro,  lil-li-bur-le-ro,  Lil-li-bur-ler - o, bul-len a la -
"C"edc "G"Bcd | "C"edc "G"Bcd | "G"edB "C"c2B | "D"AGF "G"G3 ||
w:Le-ro, le-ro,  lil-li-bur-le-ro,  Lil-li-bur-ler - o, bul-len a la -
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W:Ho, brother Teague, dost hear the decree? Lilliburlero, bullen a la. 
W:That we shall have a new deputy. Lilliburlero, bullen a - la.
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W:Lero, lero,  lilliburlero, Lilliburlero, bullen a la. 
W:Lero, lero, lilliburlero, Lilliburlero, bullen a la. 
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W:Ho, by my soul it is the Talbot, 
W:And he will cut all the English throat. 
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W:3
W:Though by my soul the English do prate, 
W:The law's on their side and Christ knows what. 
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W:4
W:But if dispense do come from the Pope, 
W:We'll hang Magna Carta and them on a rope. 
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W:5
W:And the good Talbot is made a Lord, 
W:And he with brave lads is coming abroad. 
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W:6
W:Who all in France have taken a swear, 
W:That they will have no Protestant Heir. 
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W:7
W:Oh, but why does he stay behind? 
W:Ho, by my soul 'tis a Protestant wind. 
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W:8
W:Now Tyrconnel is coming ashore, 
W:And we shall have commissions galore. 
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W:9
W:And he that will not go to Mass, 
W:Shall turn out and look like an ass. 
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W:10
W:Now, now the heretics all go down,  
W:By Christ and St Patrick the nation's our own. 
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W:11
W:There was an old prophecy found in a bog, 
W:That we should be ruled by an ass and a dog. 
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W:12
W:Now the old prophecy has come to pass, 
W:Talbot's a dog, Tyrconnel's the ass.

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