Our Boy Jack - The Mechanisms
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
Oh when the Re
d Rose, it com
es a-marching
Well we will f
ight, we will
fight, fight f
or our boy Jac
k
When the Red R
ose, it comes
a-marching
Spit in the fa
ce of history
[Verse 2]
And when the g
iants, they co
me a-rolling
Then we will f
ight, we will
fight, fight f
or our boy Jac
k
When the giant
s, they come a
-rolling
If he can slay
them, so can
we
[Verse 3]
And when the c
annons rain do
wn from orbit
Then, we will
stand, we will
stand, stand
for our boy Ja
ck
When the canno
ns rain down f
rom orbit
Then we will s
tand with dign
ity
[Verse 4]
And when the R
ose comes over
the water
Then we will s
ink them, we’l
l sink them fo
r our boy Jack
When the Rose
comes over the
water
Then we will s
ink them in th
eir sea
[Verse 5]
And when the w
hiskey, it sta
rts a-flowing
Then we will d
rink, we will
drink, drink t
o our boy Jack
When the whisk
ey, it starts
a-flowing
Then let us po
ur it fast and
free
[Verse 6]
And when they
hunt us, they
shall not find
us
For we’ll be q
uick, we’ll be
quick, quick
like our boy J
ack
When they hunt
us, they shal
l not find us
And we shall l
ive in infamy
[Verse 7]
And when my bo
dy is lost and
broken
Then I shall r
est, I shall r
est down with
our boy Jack
When my body i
s lost and bro
ken
Well, then boy
s, you fight f
or me
[Verse 8]
And when the R
ed Rose, it co
mes a-marching
Then we will f
ight, we will
fight, fight f
or our boy Jac
k
Oh when the Re
d Rose, it com
es a-marching
Spit in the fa
ce of history