Come Out, Ye Black & Tans - Irish Folk

Come Out, Ye Black & Tans, written by Dominic Behan as a tribute to his father Stephen Behan, the melody was adapted from an old air, Rosc Catha na Mumhan (Battle Cry of Munster), by the 18th-century poet Piaras Mac Gearailt.
Lyrics:
I was born on a Dublin street where the Royal drums do beat
And the loving English feet they tramped all over us,
And each and every night when me father'd come home tight
He'd invite the neighbours outside with this chorus:
Oh, come out you black and tans,
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wives how you won medals down in Flanders
Tell them how the IRA made you run like hell away,
From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra.
Come let me hear you tell
How you slammed the great Pernell,
When you fought them well and truly persecuted,
Where are the smears and jeers
That you bravely let us hear
When our heroes of sixteen were executed.
Come tell us how you slew
Those brave Arabs two by two
Like the Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows,
How you bravely slew each one
With your sixteen pounder gun
And you frightened them poor natives to the marrow.
The day is coming fast
And the time is here at last,
When each yeoman will be cast aside before us,
And if there be a need
Sure my kids will sing, "Godspeed!"
With a verse or two of Steven Behan's chorus.

[@ivanoday4635]

Never heard it done this way. Nice work. 👍

[@raghdcoussa1158]

Beautiful Paddy! Keep going strong!

[@tamaras1689]

Favourite!!

[@WilliamTerhart-yp8wj]

As soon as your vocals came in I knew this would be awesome. Please keep doing this, your original takes on these old songs are always impressive

[@marno25670]

Beautiful interpretation of you, Paddy. 🍀🥀🌻

[@yerman580]

Content 👌

[@Lee-vk1xy]

An interesting treatment of an old favorite of mine. Thank you very much.

[@n1mm11]

Paddy you are awesome, would love to hear you take a stab at Only our Rivers Run Free, 90 miles from Dublin or The Hills of Donegal

[@DominicPrice-d2v]

Really enjoying the vocals and arrangements of many traditional songs. Maith thú

[@uscia5]

Would ye not put up a playlist so I can listen to them all?

[@brucespringclean6540]

You doing a tour of Ireland to include Sligo anytime Paddy?

[@Imyourhuckleberry01]

I love this version, just a pity that the lyrics posted are incorrect however the lyrics being sung are indeed correct? Strange.

[@davidbarry6962]

Paddy will you get yourself on Spotify and do a 32 county tour🎟🎟🎟🎟🎟🎟 . 🙏💚💯

[@stiofan1]

A fabulous version. What tuning is the guitar in?

[@angelambarry]

Another great version Paddy! ❤❤

[@hughjosephfeely]

Lovely stuff!

[@CaffeineDogg]

Holy moly 😮

[@Dubliners39]

👍

[@ErebusD]

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