Follow Me Up To Carlow Lyrics - Singles - Scythian

Lift MacCahir Og your face, brooding oer the old disgrace when 

Black Fitzwilliam stormed your place and drove you to the fern. 

Grey said victory was sure soon the firebrand hed secure 

Til he met at Glenmalure with Fiach MacHugh OByrne 

Curse and swear Lord Kildare, Fiach will do what Fiach will dare 

Now Fitzwilliam have a care, fallen is your star low 

Up with Halberd, out with sword, on well go for by the Lord 

Fiach MacHugh has given his word. Follow me up to Carlow. 

[fiddles play A section of Swallowtail Jig] 

See the swords of Glen Imaal, a flashing oer the English pale 

See all the soldiers of the Gael beneath OByrnes banner 

Rooster of a fighting stock would yet let the English cock 

Cry out upon an Irish rock, fly up and teach him manners. 

Curse and swear Lord Kildare, Fiach will do what Fiach will dare 

Now Fitzwilliam have a care, fallen is your star low 

Up with Halberd out with sword, on well go for by the Lord 

Fiach MacHugh has given his word. Follow me up to Carlow. 

[Intro Instrumental] 

[fiddles play A section of Swallowtail Jig] 

Now from Tassagart to Clonmore, there flows a stream of Saxon gore 

And great is Rory Og OMore at sending loons to Hades 

White is sick and Grey has fled, now for Black Fitzwilliams head 

Well send it over dripping red, to Liza and her ladies 

Curse and swear Lord Kildare, Fiach will do what Fiach will dare 

Now Fitzwilliam have a care, fallen is your star low 

Up with Halberd out with sword, on well go for by the Lord 

Fiach MacHugh has given his word. Follow me up to Carlow. 

Curse and swear Lord Kildare, Fiach will do what Fiach will dare 

Now Fitzwilliam have a care, fallen is your star low 

Up with Halberd out with sword, on well go for by the Lord 

Fiach MacHugh has given his word. Follow me up to Carlow.