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Over Here, Over There Lyrics by Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones

On the One Road

2009

[Chorus]
We're over here (We're over here)
You're over there (You're over there)
Though we can't get home to see you now we know you love and care
Now Uncle Sam (Now Uncle Sam)
Just hear our plea (Just hear our plea)
We just want the right to stay and work in this great country
The boys and girls (The boys and girls)
Who work and toil (Who work and toil)
Although were born in Ireland, we love the US soil
Land of the free (Land of thе free)
Home of the brave (Homе of the brave)
We know that many Irish men our liberty did save
[Verse 1]
Uncle Sam used to say your country need you long ago
No green card, no visa
We never had to show
We were there when we were needed
Valley Forge and Bunkerhill
When volunteers were called for
Brigades and ranks we filled
We marched with old George Washington in the Pennsylvania line
Sixteen Irish Generals, they marched within their time
No shoes or no [?]
We stained the virgin snow
The tempters tried to bribe us to the other side to go
Well the cause of American freedom was the cause of Ireland too
We stood by our glory
And were faithful through and through
Other nations, other races
Watched the battles pass them by
When pats step on the battlefield
Prepare to fight and die
[Chorus]
We're over here (We're over here)
You're over there (You're over there)
Though we can't get home to see you now we know you love and care
Now Uncle Sam (Now Uncle Sam)
Just hear our plea (Just hear our plea)
We just want the right to stay and work in this great country
The boys and girls (The boys and girls)
Who work and toil (Who work and toil)
Although were born in Ireland, we love the US soil
Land of the free (Land of the free)
Home of the brave (Home of the brave)
We know that many Irish men our liberty did save
[Verse 2]
We were there at Fort MacHenry when again you fought John Bull
Eatin' bread is soon forgotten
When our belly's needs are full
Then the Capital was gutted
And the flames were all around
We stood by Daddy Madison 'til the President was found
In the bloody field of battle in the war between the states
We wore the blue and
Wore the gray and
Never be our fate
When we read the roll of honor and there's spirit to be found
To defend this countries promise
Erin's sons are all around
We built canals and railroads
With our shovels and our tools
The Irish gave their talents in the factories, farms, and schools
And if the politicians
Well, they cared about the past
They changed the way of thinking now very very fast
[Chorus]
We're over here (We're over here)
You're over there (You're over there)
Though we can't get home to see you now we know you love and care
Now Uncle Sam (Now Uncle Sam)
Just hear our plea (Just hear our plea)
We just want the right to stay and work in this great country
The boys and girls (The boys and girls)
Who work and toil (Who work and toil)
Although were born in Ireland, we love the US soil
Land of the free (Land of the free)
Home of the brave (Home of the brave)
We know that many Irish men our liberty did save
[Verse 3]
Illegal aliens they call us
And that we well may be
But there's nothing in this country that is alien to me
From Maine to California, to the hills of Tennessee
You'll find the Irish spirit from the mountains to the sea
Our cops are in the cities
And walk the beat with pride
To protect our rights and liberties
In the end they gave their lives
Our volunteering firemen were always there to save
The innocent unconscious when our cities were razed
We rushed into infernos
And we rescued young and old
Every port, every city
In the heat and in the cold
So in the halls of congress
To the President Supreme
Give a chance to these young Irish
To live the American dream
[Chorus]
We're over here (We're over here)
You're over there (You're over there)
Though we can't get home to see you now we know you love and care
Now Uncle Sam (Now Uncle Sam)
Just hear our plea (Just hear our plea)
We just want the right to stay and work in this great country
The boys and girls (The boys and girls)
Who work and toil (Who work and toil)
Although were born in Ireland, we love the US soil
Land of the free (Land of the free)
Home of the brave (Home of the brave)
We know that many Irish men our liberty did save
[Chorus]
We're over here (We're over here)
You're over there (You're over there)
Though we can't get home to see you now we know you love and care
Now Uncle Sam (Now Uncle Sam)
Just hear our plea (Just hear our plea)
We just want the right to stay and work in this great country
The boys and girls (The boys and girls)
Who work and toil (Who work and toil)
Although were born in Ireland, we love the US soil
Land of the free (Land of the free)
Home of the brave (Home of the brave)
We know that many Irish men our liberty did save
Credits
Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones

Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones

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