| | The Green Fields Of France Lyrics Artist(Band):Dropkick Murphys
Oh how do you do, young Willy McBride Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside And rest for a while in the warm summer sun I've been walking all day, and I'm nearly done And I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen When you joined the great falling in 1916 Well I hope you died quick And I hope you died clean Or Willy McBride, was is it slow and obscene Did they beat the drums slowly Did they play the fife lowly Did they sound the death march as they lowered you down Did the band play the last post and chorus Did the pipes play the flowers of the forest And did you leave a wife or a sweetheart behind In some loyal heart is your memory enshrined And though you died back in 1916 To that loyal heart you're forever nineteen Or are you a stranger without even a name Forever enshrined behind some old glass pane In an old photograph torn, tattered, and stained And faded to yellow in a brown leather frame Did they beat the drums slowly Did they play the fife lowly Did they sound the death march as they lowered you down Did the band play the last post and chorus Did the pipes play the flowers of the forest The sun shining down on these green fields of France The warm wind blows gently and the red poppies dance The trenches have vanished long under the plow No gas, no barbed wire, no guns firing now But here in this graveyard that's still no mans land The countless white crosses in mute witness stand To man's blind indifference to his fellow man And a whole generation were butchered and damned Did they beat the drums slowly Did they play the fife lowly Did they sound the death march as they lowered you down Did the band play the last post and chorus Did the pipes play the flowers of the forest And I can't help but wonder oh Willy McBride Do all those who lie here know why they died Did you really believe them when they told you the cause Did you really believe that this war would end wars Well the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame The killing and dying it was all done in vain Oh Willy McBride it all happened again And again, and again, and again, and again Did they beat the drums slowly Did they play the fife lowly Did they sound the death march as they lowered you down Did the band play the last post and chorus Did the pipes play the flowers of the forest If you find some error in The Green Fields Of France Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about The Green Fields Of France Beautiful | Reviewer: Hanna | 11/20/09 I love this song, its the best thats ever been. And about Willie McBride, I'm not going to swear that this is true but I'm pretty sure that they've looked it up and there was no William McBride who was born that year and died in that battle. There were some William McBride's in that battle but no one the age that they sing of. Touching | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/1/09 Is one of my favorite songs. Dot care what the meaning it has it will always have a meaning to me that i will never forget. I have had it played at two funerals for fallen comrades and close friends. Rest in peace my friends and watch over the rest that you have left behind we will meet again on the other side. You are in are hearts and minds and never forgotten. From your comrades Friends and loved ones. Sgt. LoneWolf The Green Fields Of France | Reviewer: dazza | 8/14/09 top song. beats all the other versions with the drum beat. the song was written by a bloke who was born in scotland but moved to australia when he was 25. another well known song is "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda", another song that deals with war and its effect, from an anzac solider. Beautiful | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/6/09 This is a beautiful song! Touching and sad, but beautiful! Dropkick Murphys does a wonderful version of it! I really don't see the point about arguing about war on here... but just to get my two cents in and hopefully end some arguments... (and this is totally just my opinion!!!!) The way I see it is that yes, war is terrible, so many people die and we should find another way to solve disputes besides killing people over something we're just going to have to compromise over anyway... however... There are some circumstances caused by people that are not negotiable and sometimes not "sane". They will not simply talk and resolve a problem, they want to stir up other people and cause fights; and untill we can ALL find a way to calmly sort things out, war will continue. Unfortunatley there isn't a way to convince everyone that it would be better to negotiate instead of fight... love this song ♥ | Reviewer: Emilie | 4/25/09 just to answer a few of the questions here on the first page of reviews, yes, the original song was Scottish (titled No Man's Land, by Eric Bogle). Although the song is Scottish, Willie McBride was a private in an Irish regiment, possibly buried in Authuille British Cemetary?. There were a lot of Willie McBride's who died, though, so I'm not completely sure which one the song is about. Deadly! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/23/09 This is such a beautiful song...I don't think I've really heard a bad version of it atall! And...Yes almost all of the DKM's bloodline's trace to Ireland. The writer was Scottish but the subjects name is Irish! It's about both sides though.... same as every war.... the powers that be....talk the young and naive into doing their dirty work. Promise them the world...and build them up into machines...till the reach the battle field...and there's no turning back! War is not pointless of course... it's just the way they are run that isn't pretty...but...we'd not have any bit of relative "freedom" here in Ireland today if we'd not fought...same as North America same as quite alot of nations! History is of course dictated by the victor... but... right now!..that doesn't even matter... (almost)The entire media is owned by a small elite...and thus..makes it (almost)impossible to know anything about what's going on in reality in wars across the world!! Are these "terrorists" living in caves and out smarting everyone?!?! Is Bin Laden a cia/fbi agent?!?! What actually happened in 9/11?!?! And yea... . . the media!!... . . .history will again...be dictated by the "victor" ( greatest liar!) Great song | Reviewer: Brian | 1/19/09 This song is beautiful, touching, and obviously sad. I will have to listen to the original as well. I know the original is Scottish but was Willie McBride an Irishman? Been trying to look it up...I couldn't piece it together from the reviews here. great song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/17/09 i know that this song was written by someone else, but the Murphys did an excellent job. it doesnt even matter where the song came from, because it is such a beautiful song. this song brings a tear to my eye every time i hear it. correcting the tool... | Reviewer: kiki | 1/15/09 Actually dude, if you knew ANYTHING about the Dropkick Murphys, you would know that most of the members are of Irish ancestry... One of the only members that isn't is Al Barr... He's Scottish and German. So the next time you go off on a rant to someone, you might want to make sure you have your facts straight first, tool. savage song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/23/08 It's one of me favourite songs of all times along with grace by the wolftones and ere ya man sayin its a scotish song so what if it is jaysus dont have a hissy fit over it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u tool as u like ta say.... Review By Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Review the song The Green Fields Of France The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Dropkick Murphys" Music | |
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