Henry Joy

G C G An Ulster man I am proud to be Em From the Antrim glens I come G C G And though I've laboured by the sea Em I have followed fife and drum G C G I have heard the martial tramp of men C D I've seen them fight and die G C G Ah! Lads it's well I remember when Em I followed Henry Joy G C G I dragged my boat in from the shore Em And I hid my sails away G C G I hung my nets upon a tree Em And I scanned the moonlit bay G C G The boys were out, the red coats too C D I kissed my love good-bye G C G And in the shade of the greenwood glade Em I followed Henry Joy G C G In Antrim Town the tyrant stood Em he tore our ranks with ball G C G But with a cheer and a pike to clear Em we swept them o'er the wall G C G Our pikes and sabres flashed that day C D we won but lost ah why G C G No matter lads I fought beside Em and shielded Henry Joy G C G It was for Ireland's cause we fought Em For home and sire, we bled G C G 'Though our numbers were few, our hearts were true Em And five to one lay dead G C G And many a lassie mourned her lad C D And mother mourned her boy G C G For youth was strong in the daring throng Em That followed Henry Joy G C G Em G C G Em G C G C D G C G Em G C G In Belfast town, they built a tree Em And the redcoats mustered there G C G I saw him come as the beat of a drum Em Rolled out in the barrack square G C G He kissed his sister, went aloft C D And waved a last good-bye G C G My God he died, I turned and I cried Em They have murdered Henry Joy G C G Em