(You Warra Warrior in the War)
A WWI song from 1919
Words by Dannie O’Neil
Music by Billy Baskette
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Ireland where the shamrocks scent the air
Ireland has an angel waiting there
Twilight on the Shannon
When the church bells start to ring
You can hear the lassie sing
“Barney Carney from Killarney
Said he’d love me true
But I’m waiting here for you”
Chorus:
Jerry, wild as any huckleberry
Cheeks as red as any cherry
And eyes of true blue
Jerry, tell me why you are contrary
You know you promised
When you warra warrior in the war
A warrior yes indeed you warra, Jerry
If you have to take a ferry
Come on back to County Kerry
Irelands waiting for you
The Shannon ripples a rhyme
It’s calling you all the time
We’ll be merry when Jerry comes home
- Ireland means that Irish love is true,
Ireland now has built a home for two
Jerry’s heart beats tenderly
For soon there will be three
And they’re waiting patiently
Everyone in County Kerry
Tries to name the day
When they all can proudly say