Lyrics of
Galtee Mountain Boy

VERSES
(as the last line of last verse or after last verse repeat last line;
chord repetition: first and last the same 2 middle the same
Lyric variation: I like to sing: Fare "thee" well to Tipp
I joined the fly- ing col- umn in nine- teen six-teen
In Cork with Sean Moy- lan, in Tipperary with Dan Breen
A-rre- sted by free stat- ers and sen- tenced for to die
Fare well to Tipp- er-ar- y said the Gal- tee moun- tain boy
We went a-cross the vall- eys and o'er the hill- tops green
Where we met with Din- ny La- cey, Sean Ho- gan and Dan Breen
Sean Moy- lan and his gall- ant men they kept the flag flying high
Fare well to Tipp- er-ar- y said the Gal- tee moun- tain boy
We tracked the Dub- lin moun- tains we were rebels on the run
Though hun- ted night and mor- ning we were outlaws but free men
We tracked the Wick- low moun- tains as the sun was shin- ing high
Fare well to Tipp- er-ar- y said the Gal- tee moun- tain boy
I bid fare-well to old Clon-mel that I never more will see
And to the Gal- tee moun- tain that oft times shel- tered me
The men who fought for their li- ber-ty and who died with-out a sigh
May their cause be ne'er for-go- tten said the Gal- tee moun- tain boy