| Oh, me name is Mac Namara, I’m the leader of the band
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| Although we’re few in numbers we’re the finest in the land
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| We played wakes and weddings and at every fancy ball
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| And when we play to funerals we play the march from Saul.
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| Oh, the drums go bang and the crystals clang
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| And the horns they blaze away
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| Mac Carthy pumps the old bassoon while the pipes do play
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| And Hennessey Tennessee tootles the flute
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| And the music is something grand
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| A credit to old Ireland is Mac Namara’s band.
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| Oh, I wear a bunch of shamrocks and a uniform of green
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| I’m the funniest looking Swede that you have ever seen
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| There’s O’Briens and Ryans and Meehans and Sheehans
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| They come from Ireland
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| Hey, by Yimminy I’m the only Swede in Mac Namara’s band.
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| Oh, the drums go bang and the crystals clang
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| And the horns they blaze away
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| Mac Carthy pumps the old bassoon while the pipes do play
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| And Hennessey Tennessee tootles the flute
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| And the music is something grand
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| A credit to old Ireland is Mac Namara’s band… |