The Fighting 69th      Come all you gallant heroes,   And along with me combined   I'll sing a song,   it won't take long,   Of the Fighting Sixty Ninth   They're a band of men brave,   stout and bold,   From Ireland they came   And they have a leader to the fold,   And Cocoran was his name      It was in the month of April,   When the boys they sailed away   And they made a sight so glorious,   As they marched along Broadway   They marched right down Broadway,   me boys,   Until they reached the shore   And from there they went to Washington,   And straight unto the war      So we gave them a hearty cheer,   me boys,   It was greeted with a smile   Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,   We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth      And when the war is said and done,   May heaven spare our lives   For its only then we can return,   To our loved ones and our wives   We'll take them in our arms,   me boys,   For a long night and a day   And we'll hope that war will come no more,   To sweet America      So we gave them a hearty cheer,   me boys,   It was greeted with a smile   Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,   We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth      So farewell unto you dear New York,   Will I e'er see you once more   For it fills my heart with sorrow,   To leave your sylvan shore   But the country now it is calling us,   And we must hasten fore   So here's to the stars and stripes,   me boys,   And to Ireland's lovely shore      And here's to Murphy and Devine,   Of honour and renown   Who did escort our heroes,   Unto the battle ground   And said unto our colonel,   We must fight hand to hand   Until we plant the stars and stripes,   Way down in Dixieland      So we gave them a hearty cheer,   me boys,   It was greeted with a smile   Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,   We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth