The Minstrel Boy

Music written by: [Traditional]
Lyrics written by: Thomas Moore
Publication date: 1813
Language: English
Comments: aka "The Minstrel Boy to the War Is Gone". An Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old traditional Irish air. During the American Civil War a third verse was written by an unknown author, and is sometimes included in renditions of the song:

Lyrics start out -
The Minstrel-Boy to the war is gone,
In the ranks of death you'll find him;
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Originals

Traditional