Big Joe Mccann

BPM: 176 A E A D A It was in the month of august, in 1971 D E7 E/D D A When the news ran through old ireland, a daring deed was done A D A A band of market rebels, undauntedly did stand, D E A They assembled on Inglis's bakery and they challenged the british command A E A Here's to the lads who done it D A To irelands cause were true D E E/D and sure every man who played his part D A was Irish through and through A E A Here's to the lads who done it D A with rifles in their hand D E they assembled on Inglis's bakery D A and their leader was big Joe McCann A E A D A Those cowardly british soldiers, were quickly on the scene D E7 E/D D A They arrested every person who, was connected with sinn fein A E A D A They murdered young Billy McKavanagh, a lad just 19 years, D E7 E/D D A but they only showed their ignorance to big Joe and his volunteers A E A Here's to the lads who done it D A To irelands cause were true D E E/D and sure every man who played his part D A was Irish through and through A E A Here's to the lads who done it D A with rifles in their hand D E they assembled on Inglis's bakery D A and their leader was big Joe McCann