{"id":1727,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/macnamaras-band"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"macnamaras-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/macnamaras-band\/","title":{"rendered":"MacNAMARA’S BAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, me name is MacNamara I’m the leader of the band
\nAlthough we’re few in numbers we’re the finest in the land
\nWe play at wakes and weddings and at every fancy ball
\nAnd when we play at funerals we play the March From Saul<\/p>\n

Chorus: Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang
\nAnd the horns they blaze away
\nMcCarthy pumps the old bassoon while I the pipes do play
\nAnd Hennessey Tennessee tootles the flute
\nAnd the music is something grand
\nA credit to old Ireland is MacNamara’s band<\/p>\n

Right now we are rehearsin’ for a very swell affair
\nThe annual celebration – all the gentry will be there
\nWhen General Grant to Ireland came, he took me by the hand
\nSays he,”I never saw the likes of MacNamara’s band”<\/p>\n

Oh! My name is Uncle Yulius and from Sweden I have come
\nTo play with MacNamara’s band and beat the big bass drum
\nAnd when I march along the street The ladies think I’m grand
\nThey shout “There’s Uncle Yulius playing with an Irish band”<\/p>\n

Oh, I wear a bunch of shamrocks and a uniform of green
\nAnd I am the funniest lookin’ Swede that you have ever seen
\nThere’s O’Briens and Ryans and Sheehans and Meehans
\nthey come from Ireland, But by yimminy
\nI’m the only Swede in MacNamara’s band<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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