Fontenoy - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
FONTENOY. Sung by Johnny Roach. 
Oh, have you heard the news, my boys. That glorious news to-day; Those gallant sons, with pikes and guns, Are girding for the fray. The exiles are returning, Their dear old land to see; And you and me must ready be To strike for liberty. 
Chorus. We'll tear that British banner down, And we'll every foe destroy; Till we trample in the bloody dust Of an Irish Fontenoy. 
The green flag shall wave over us. As it did in days of yore; And the dear old harp of Tara's Hall Shall strike its chords once more: And the tune we'll play, shall be Patrick's Day, And we'll play it o'er and o'er, And soon you'll see old Ireland free, . And the exiles home once more.-Chorus. 
We have begged of England long, my boys, But now we'll beg no more; No more like prowling hounds we'll crawl Around our master's door; We have learned the way to freedom, boys, And soon we'll strike the blow That will raise up poor old Ireland, . And lay the tyrant low. - Chorus.