Lord Offaly

[Verse 1]
I am the Lord of Offaly
Silken Thomas is my name
No sword for Henry will I hold
My heritage I claim

[Verse 2]
To trust no more in foreign kings
Whose word I treat with scorn
My father lies in London's tower
The prey of Henry's pawns

[Verse 3]
Here in your council chamber
Where long I have been blind
This sword of state I give and more
The curse of Geraldine

[Verse 4]
The chanting of my harper
Foretells what must be done
My army lies in Maynooth now
My battle flag is hung

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]
What cruel fate befalls to see
All Ormond raised in arms
The Butlеrs seek advancement
May the Lord keep us from harm

[Verse 6]
My castlе is surrendered
My army scattered far
And all as prisoners murdered
That no hero here may flower

[Verse 7]
Alone I wait in ferment
No trial will I see
By church and crown I'm outlawed
And Tyburn waits for me

[Verse 8]
Still my curse I lay on thee
That all who are of thine
Will long remember Offaly
And the House of Geraldine