3079. The Orange Lily O (Traditional Irish Loyalist)

Описание: A traditional Ulster song about the Orange Lily which blooms around the 12th July. Apparently the banks of the River Boyne were covered with them before the battle of the Boyne. They are worn by Orangemen and used to adorn drums.

This song was requested by a YouTuber by the name of Dan.

Lyrics and chords:
D .................. G .... D ............................ A7 ...................... D ... G
And did you go to see the show, each rose and pink a dilly, O,
...... D ............ G .............. D ........................... G ................... D
To feast your eyes, and view the prize, won by the Orange Lily, O?

Chorus:
........ G ................. D ............. A7 ............. G
For heigh ho, the Lily, O! The royal, loyal Lily, O.
..... D .............. G ........ D ......................... G ................... D
Beneath the sky, no flower can vie With Erin's Orange Lily,

The Viceroy there, so debonair, just like a daffodilly, O,
With Lady Clarke, blithe as a lark, approached the Orange Lily, O!

Sir Charley too, looked very blue, while laughed horse-master Billy, O,
To think his ex- a flower should vex and that an Orange Lilly, O

A fairer flower, throughout the bower he sought, but willy nilly, O.
With moistened eyes, he gave the prize to Erin's Orange Lily, O!

The lowland field may roses yield, gay heaths the highland hilly, O,
But high or low, no flower can show, like Erin's Orange Lily, O!

Let dandies fine in Bond Street shine, gay nymphs in Picadilly, O,
But fine or gay must yield the day to Erin's Orange Lily, O!

The elated muse, to hear the news, jumped like a Connaught filly, O,
As gossip fame did loud proclaim the triumph of the Lily, O!

Then come brave boys, and share her joys, and toast the health of Willy, O,
Who bravely won, on Boyne's red shore, the Royal Orange Lily, O!


You can see a playlist of my Orange songs here:
   • Orange Songs  

Lyrics and chords of many of my songs are no longer available, as my website has expired. I am currently posting lyrics to the information panels on all my videos and those that are too long to post in full will be found on my new website: https://raymondsfolkpage.wordpress.com