THE 17th CENTURY SONG BOOK
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LILLEBURLERO
Of Irish origins, sung by the Royalists

Ho! Brother Teague,
Dost hear the decree,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la!
Dat we shall have,
A new deputy?
Lilleburlero, bullen a la!

Lero, Lero, Lilleburlero,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la,
Lero, Lero, Lero, Lero,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la.

O by my soul,
It is the Talbot,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la,
And he will cut out,
All the traitors throats,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la!

Lero, Lero, Lilleburlero,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la,
Lero, Lero, Lero, Lero,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la.

Now the good Talbot,
Is coming ashore,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la,
And we shall have,
Commisions galore,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la!

Lero, Lero, Lilleburlero,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la,
Lero, Lero, Lero, Lero,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la.

There was an old prophecy,
Found in a bog,
Lillebulero, Bullen a la,
Ireland shall be ruled,
By an ass and a hog,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la!

Lero, Lero, Lilleburlero,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la,
Lero, Lero, Lero, Lero,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la.

The prophecy's true,
And now come to pass,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la!
For Talbots the hog,
And James is the ass,
Lilleburlero, bullen a la!