[Verse]
Oh, it was old and it was beautiful,
And the colours, they were fine
It was worn in Derry, Aughrim,
Enniskillen and the Boyne.
Oh, me father often wore it
In the bygone days of yore,
And it's on the twelfth I love to wear,
The sash me father wore.
[Chorus]
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne,
Where King Billy and his men fought and died,
They fought for the glory of religion, (Where?)
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne.
[Verse]
It was on thе banks of the River Boyne,
Thе raging battle blazed,
Two foreign kings fighting for,
The English throne they craved.
Now James was backed by Louis of France,
Which gave the Irish hope of regaining
Their land and their liberty,
While King Billy was backed by the Pope. (Who? The Pope?)
[Chorus]
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne,
Where King Billy and his men fought and died,
They fought for the glory of religion, (Where?)
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne.
[Verse]
Now, the armies face across the Boyne,
The cannon, kings and pawns,
Two foreign kings were squabbling for,
The right to England's throne.
Then James the coward, he ran away
And left the battle scene,
The Jacobians wore the white cockade,
While the Billy Boys wore the green. (What? The green?)
[Chorus]
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne,
Where King Billy and his men fought and died,
They fought for the glory of religion, (Where?)
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne.
[Verse]
Now, these days are gone and it's time to forget,
The fights fought long ago,
King Billy and James are in their grave,
Where you can't tell friend from foe.
So let's meet again on the slopes of the Boyne,
And view the sash so fine,
Then it's forward we look and united we will be,
When there's no more border line.
[Chorus]
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne,
Where King Billy and his men fought and died,
They fought for the glory of religion, (Where?)
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne.
[Chorus]
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne,
Where King Billy and his men fought and died,
They fought for the glory of religion, (Where?)
On the green grassy slopes of the Boyne.