Outlawed Rapparee

D A7 D A7 D My spurs are rusted, my coat is rent, my plume is damp with rain G A D Bm G A7 D And the thistle down and the barley beard are thick on my horses mane G D G But my rifle's as bright as my sweetheart's eyes, my arm is strong and free D G D A D What care have I for your king or laws, I'm an outlawed rapparee D G D A Lift your glasses friends with mine and give your hand to me G D G D G A7 D I'm England's foe, I'm Ireland's friend, I'm an outlawed rapparee D A7 D A7 D The mountain cavern is my home, high up in the crystal air G A D Bm G A7 D And my bed of limestone iron ribbed and the brown heath smelling fair G D G Let George or William only send his troops to burn or loot D G D A D We'll meet them up on equal ground and we'll fight them foot to foot D G D A Lift your glasses friends with mine and give your hand to me G D G D G A7 D I'm England's foe, I'm Ireland's friend, I'm an outlawed rapparee D A7 D A7 D Hunted from out our father's home, pursued by steel and shot G A D Bm G A7 D A bloody warfare we must wage or the gibbet be our lot G D G Hurrah! This war is welcome work, the hunted outlaw knows D G D A D He steps unto his country's love o'er the corpses of his foes D G D A Lift your glasses friends with mine and give your hand to me G D G D G A7 D I'm England's foe, I'm Ireland's friend, I'm an outlawed rapparee