MCNAMARA’S BAND
(Lalalaaaa)
Oh me name is Mcnamara, I’m the leader of the band
Although we’re few in numbers we’re the finest in the land
We play at wakes and wedings and at every fancy ball
And when we play at funerals we play the march from Saul
Oh the drums go BANG and the cymbals CLANG
and the horns they blaze away
McCarthy pumps the old basoon and I the pipes do play
And Henessy Tennessy tuttles the flute
and the music is something grand
And credit to all Ireland is Mcnamara’s band
(Lalalaaaa)
Me name is uncle Yulius and from Sweden I have come
To play with McNamara’s band And carry the big bass drum
And when I go about the street the ladies think I’m grand
They say: “ There’s uncle Yulius playing with a marching band!”
Oh the drums go BANG and the cymbals CLANG
…
(Lalalaaaa)
Right now we are rehearsing fro a very swell affair
The annual celebration, all the gentry will be there!
When General Grant to Ireland came he took me by the hand
He said: “I’ve never seen the likes of McNamara’s band!”
Oh the drums go BANG and the cymbals CLANG
…
(Lalalaaaa)
I have a bunch of shamrocks and a uniform of green
And I’m the better looking swede that you have ever seen
There’s O’Brians, O’ Sians, O’Seans, O’ Mians that come from Ireland
But yimminy! I’m the only swede in McNamara’s band!
Oh the drums go BANG and the cymbals CLANG
…
(Lalalaaaa)
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