"The New York Volunteer" - Song of the New York Regiments in the Civil War

“The New York Volunteer” is an American Civil War song set to the tune of "The Lincolnshire Poacher", an old English folk song. It first appeared in songbooks in 1862 with no known author. The final two stanzas mention the feats of the "Fighting Irish" 69th Infantry Regiment and the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment "Fire Zouaves":
Now, there's the noble Sixty-Ninth,
Just see what they have done
They dug ten miles of trenches,
Way down at Washington.
Now, they are reorganizing
Under Thomas Francis Meagher,
And they'll avenge brave Corcoran,
Like New York Volunteers.
Then, there's the noble Firemen,
Ever ready, one and all,
To quench the burning elements,
And obey their Country's call ;
They never shrink from duty,
But you'll always find them near.
To avenge brave Col. Ellsworth
Like New York Volunteers.
Performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford, 1961.