G C
Oh, father why are you so sad
G D
On this bright Easter morn'
G C
When Irish men are proud and glad
G D G
Of the land that they were born?
D G
Oh, son, I see in mem'ries few
C D
Of far off distant days
G C
When being just a lad like you
G D G
I joined the Ira
D G
Where are the lads that stood with me
C D
When history was made?
C
A Ghra Mo Chroi, I long to see
G D G
The boys of the old brigade
G C
From hills and farms a call to arms
G D
Was heard by one and all
G C
And from the glen came brave young men
G D G
To answer Ireland's call
D G
'T wasn't long ago we faced a foe
C D
The old brigade and me
G C
And by my side they fought and died
G D G
That Ireland might be free
D G
Where are the lads that stood with me
C D
When history was made?
C
A Ghra Mo Chroi, I long to see
G D G
The boys of the old brigade
G C
And now, my boy, I've told you why
G D
On Easter morn' I sigh
G C
For I recall my comrades all
G D G
And dark old days gone by
D G
I think of men who fought in glen
C D
With rifle and grenade
G C
May heaven keep the men who sleep
G D G
From the ranks of the old brigade
D G
Where are the lads that stood with me
C D
When history was made?
C
A Ghra Mo Chroi, I long to see
G D G
The boys of the old brigade