The Sash Me Father Wore The Wolfe Tones

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

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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

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
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