Come to the Bower

Lyrics

Will you come to the bower o'er the free boundless ocean Where the stupendous waves roll in thunder and motion Where the mermaid is seen and a fierce tempest gathers To loved Erin the Green the dear land of our fathers Will you come to the land of O'Neill and O'Donnell Robert Emmet and Wolfe Tone and the immortal Dan O'Connell Where King Brian drove the Danes and St Patrick the vermin And whose valleys remain still most beautiful and charming You can visit Benburb and the storied Blackwater Where Owen Roe met Munroe and his chieftains did slaughter Where the lambs sport and play on the mossy all over From these bright golden views to enchanting Rostrevor You can visit Dublin City and the fine groves of Blarney The Bann, Boyne and Liffey and the Lakes of Killarney You may ride on the tide o'er the broad majestic Shannon Or sail around Lough Neagh and see storied Dungannon You can visit New Ross, gallant Wexford and Gorey Where the green was last seen by proud Saxon and Tory Where the ground is sanctified by the blood of each freeman Where they died satisfied their enemies they would not run from Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber And together we will break, links that long have encumbered And the air will resound with hosannas to meet you On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to greet you