The Dreadful Engagement
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You Irishmen and women too, draw near, both young and old
A dolefull lamentation now to you I will unfold
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
One hundred gallant Irishmen, we are left for to deplore
Whose bodies fell victim upon fair Columbia's shore
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
It was at the siege of New Orleans, upon the ninth of May
Our Countrymen they suffered so upon that fatal day
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
They were engaged by five to one when charged on with the steel
But Erin's sons did loudly cry we'll die before we kneel
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
They were repulsed they could not stand exertion proved in vain
They strove to break the enemy's force, and drive them from the plain
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
But alas their number it was too small and it gave them no fair play
Not one of them did near escape upon that fatal day
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
To see the streets that evening each heart would rend with pain
The human blood in rivers ran that can it flood a stream
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
Men's heads blown off their bodies most dismal for to see
And wounded men did loudly cry with pain and agony
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
The federals they did then advanced and broken through the town
They trampled dead and wounded men that lay upon the ground
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
The wounded called for mercy but none they did receive
They numbered them among the dead and threw them in the grave
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
Three hundred killed and wounded that lay in their grave
One half of them were irish men far from their native shore
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
Poor orphans now they may weep and cry and parents through the day
They let their lovely children go on to Americay
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
For ye that hear those doleful lines do not neglect to toil
An they everfore enlighten good On St Patricks Isle
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
And a drink upon our countrymen who left their native shore
Their friends may mourn for their loss they'll never seem them more
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
Now to conclude with these few lines, with grief I'll say no more
You know it was through poverty they left their native shore
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
They had no one to heal their wounds may angels them surround
Before the throne of heaven may they wear a brilliant crown
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
A dolefull lamentation now to you I will unfold
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
One hundred gallant Irishmen, we are left for to deplore
Whose bodies fell victim upon fair Columbia's shore
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
It was at the siege of New Orleans, upon the ninth of May
Our Countrymen they suffered so upon that fatal day
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
They were engaged by five to one when charged on with the steel
But Erin's sons did loudly cry we'll die before we kneel
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
They were repulsed they could not stand exertion proved in vain
They strove to break the enemy's force, and drive them from the plain
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
But alas their number it was too small and it gave them no fair play
Not one of them did near escape upon that fatal day
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
To see the streets that evening each heart would rend with pain
The human blood in rivers ran that can it flood a stream
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
Men's heads blown off their bodies most dismal for to see
And wounded men did loudly cry with pain and agony
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
The federals they did then advanced and broken through the town
They trampled dead and wounded men that lay upon the ground
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
The wounded called for mercy but none they did receive
They numbered them among the dead and threw them in the grave
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
Three hundred killed and wounded that lay in their grave
One half of them were irish men far from their native shore
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
Poor orphans now they may weep and cry and parents through the day
They let their lovely children go on to Americay
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
For ye that hear those doleful lines do not neglect to toil
An they everfore enlighten good On St Patricks Isle
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
And a drink upon our countrymen who left their native shore
Their friends may mourn for their loss they'll never seem them more
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
Now to conclude with these few lines, with grief I'll say no more
You know it was through poverty they left their native shore
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
They had no one to heal their wounds may angels them surround
Before the throne of heaven may they wear a brilliant crown
With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:01.47] You Irishmen and women too, draw near, both young and old
[00:06.65] A dolefull lamentation now to you I will unfold
[00:11.38] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[00:19.39] One hundred gallant Irishmen, we are left for to deplore
[00:24.69] Whose bodies fell victim upon fair Columbia's shore
[00:29.46] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[00:37.45] It was at the siege of New Orleans, upon the ninth of May
[00:42.64] Our Countrymen they suffered so upon that fatal day
[00:47.48] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[00:55.46] They were engaged by five to one when charged on with the steel
[01:00.36] But Erin's sons did loudly cry we'll die before we kneel
[01:05.58] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[01:23.62] They were repulsed they could not stand exertion proved in vain
[01:33.08] They strove to break the enemy's force, and drive them from the plain
[01:38.65] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[01:47.04] But alas their number it was too small and it gave them no fair play
[01:51.97] Not one of them did near escape upon that fatal day
[01:56.94] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[02:04.91] To see the streets that evening each heart would rend with pain
[02:10.07] The human blood in rivers ran that can it flood a stream
[02:14.87] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[02:22.63] Men's heads blown off their bodies most dismal for to see
[02:28.70] And wounded men did loudly cry with pain and agony
[02:32.96] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[02:54.94] The federals they did then advanced and broken through the town
[03:01.14] They trampled dead and wounded men that lay upon the ground
[03:06.10] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[03:14.18] The wounded called for mercy but none they did receive
[03:19.16] They numbered them among the dead and threw them in the grave
[03:24.20] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[03:32.15] Three hundred killed and wounded that lay in their grave
[03:37.39] One half of them were irish men far from their native shore
[03:43.17] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[03:49.92] Poor orphans now they may weep and cry and parents through the day
[03:55.14] They let their lovely children go on to Americay
[04:00.06] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[04:23.88] For ye that hear those doleful lines do not neglect to toil
[04:28.90] An they everfore enlighten good On St Patricks Isle
[04:33.83] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[04:41.43] And a drink upon our countrymen who left their native shore
[04:46.13] Their friends may mourn for their loss they'll never seem them more
[04:51.45] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[04:59.46] Now to conclude with these few lines, with grief I'll say no more
[05:04.39] You know it was through poverty they left their native shore
[05:09.33] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[05:17.37] They had no one to heal their wounds may angels them surround
[05:22.36] Before the throne of heaven may they wear a brilliant crown
[05:27.31] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[05:36.13]
[00:06.65] A dolefull lamentation now to you I will unfold
[00:11.38] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[00:19.39] One hundred gallant Irishmen, we are left for to deplore
[00:24.69] Whose bodies fell victim upon fair Columbia's shore
[00:29.46] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[00:37.45] It was at the siege of New Orleans, upon the ninth of May
[00:42.64] Our Countrymen they suffered so upon that fatal day
[00:47.48] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[00:55.46] They were engaged by five to one when charged on with the steel
[01:00.36] But Erin's sons did loudly cry we'll die before we kneel
[01:05.58] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[01:23.62] They were repulsed they could not stand exertion proved in vain
[01:33.08] They strove to break the enemy's force, and drive them from the plain
[01:38.65] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[01:47.04] But alas their number it was too small and it gave them no fair play
[01:51.97] Not one of them did near escape upon that fatal day
[01:56.94] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[02:04.91] To see the streets that evening each heart would rend with pain
[02:10.07] The human blood in rivers ran that can it flood a stream
[02:14.87] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[02:22.63] Men's heads blown off their bodies most dismal for to see
[02:28.70] And wounded men did loudly cry with pain and agony
[02:32.96] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[02:54.94] The federals they did then advanced and broken through the town
[03:01.14] They trampled dead and wounded men that lay upon the ground
[03:06.10] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[03:14.18] The wounded called for mercy but none they did receive
[03:19.16] They numbered them among the dead and threw them in the grave
[03:24.20] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[03:32.15] Three hundred killed and wounded that lay in their grave
[03:37.39] One half of them were irish men far from their native shore
[03:43.17] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[03:49.92] Poor orphans now they may weep and cry and parents through the day
[03:55.14] They let their lovely children go on to Americay
[04:00.06] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[04:23.88] For ye that hear those doleful lines do not neglect to toil
[04:28.90] An they everfore enlighten good On St Patricks Isle
[04:33.83] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[04:41.43] And a drink upon our countrymen who left their native shore
[04:46.13] Their friends may mourn for their loss they'll never seem them more
[04:51.45] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[04:59.46] Now to conclude with these few lines, with grief I'll say no more
[05:04.39] You know it was through poverty they left their native shore
[05:09.33] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[05:17.37] They had no one to heal their wounds may angels them surround
[05:22.36] Before the throne of heaven may they wear a brilliant crown
[05:27.31] With me too-rai-ah, m'faddle-deedle-da, too-rai-ar-rai-faddle-eedle-da, too-nai-doh
[05:36.13]