I'll tell you a tale of peace and love
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
of the land that rules all lands above
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
May peace and plenty be her share
that kept our homes from want and care
God bless England is our prayer
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
(Chorus)
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
So we say, hip hooray
God bless England is our prayer
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
Now our fathers oft' were knotty boys
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
her pikes and guns were dangerous toys
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
At Bellanaha and Peter's hill
Made the English cry their fill
but old Britannia loves us still
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
(Chorus)
When we were savage fierce and wild
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
She came as a mother to her child
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
Gently raised us from the slime
Kept our hands from hellish crime
and sent us to heaven in her own good time
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
(Chorus)
So Irish men forget the past
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
Mind the day that's coming fast
Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
When we will all be civilized
Neat and clean and well advised
Won't mother England be surprised?
(Chorus X 2)
