I said to me da, I said to me da, I said to me da   I'm not fit for soldier   I said to me da, I said to me da, I said to me da   I'm not fit for soldier   I said to me da, I said to me da, I said to me da   I'm not fit for soldier   I said to me da, I said to me da, I said to me da   I'm not fit for soldier      For the king he say, the king say   For now you fight or I'll take your land away   For the king he say, the king say   For now you fight or I'll take your land away      So over the seas, over the seas   To kill a man that I have never seen   Over the seas.....      I won't die for England   Not for England      I said to me ma, said to me ma, said to me ma   I sail away now   I said to me ma, said to me ma, said to me ma   I sail away now      Over the seas, over the seas   Far away from my Ireland   Over the seas, over the seas   Far and away from miles of green      For the king he say, the king say   For now you fight or I'll take your children   For the king he say, the king say   For now you fight or I'll take your children      So they send me away, send me away   To kill a man that I have never seen   They send me away, send me away.....      I won't die for England   Not for England      Far away from my homeland   Many miles, many miles I would roam   Far from my home   Far from my home....      Far and away.....   I won't die for England   Not for England