King William's Day

The glorious days of Aughrim’s field —
The day of chivalry
We’ll ne’er forget, when helm and shield
Were bless’d with victory!
Like wildfire flashed our engines, then
Red havoc spread dismay;
Up, rouse ye, then, my merry Orangemen,
It is King William’s day!
To blast the torch of Liberty,
Which our brave sires once fired,
False James — the slave of bigotry —
With Papist foes conspired
But history’s page tells where and when
We made them run away;
Up, rouse ye, then, my merry Orangemen,
It is King William’s day!

Another Boyne may have its fray;
Another Aughrim rise;
Another Londonderry may Shew where its martyr lies.
And should such scenes blaze forth again —
Stand close upon that day;
Up, rouse ye, then, my merry Orangemen,
It is King William’s day!