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Show DEAR OLD HOME. j Dedicated to the members of the A. O. H. and LT. I. - L. of America. . Air: "Iiolling Home." Though we are far from dear old Erin, And may never see her more, Yet our hearts still fondly linger By her green and shady shore.. And we think of friends and kindred In that island far away, And we'd like to see them happy In the light of freedom's day. CHORUS. Dear old home, where e'er we roam, We'll be ever true to thee; Land of heroes, saints and martyrs. Dear old land beyond the sea. We would dearly love to wander j Where old companions dwell, ' On the hillside, in the .valley. By the green and mossy dell: By the Shannon. Suir and Llffey, Boyne and Barrow, Bann and Lee,' And many the noble rivers , Rolling onward to the sea. ' Chorus: By KilarYiey's limpid waters. By the jolly wells and shrines, By the castles and the abbeys . Where the clinging ivy twines; ' Where the ashes of our fathers Rest beneath the sacred sod. Martyrs to the cause of freedom. True to country, home and God. Chorus:' . Now the land is for the people. And Home Rule may soon be won, ' ' . Yet we'll never cease our efforts .. 'Till the glorious work is done; Until Erin's sons and daughters " Have full freedom unrestrained, ! With old Ireland for the Irish, And full independence gained. Chorus: ' L. McCARTY, In fris'.j -World.- . |