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Version 1[Verse 1] A D A I'll sing you a song of peace and love, A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. A D A To the land that reigns all lands above. A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. F#m May peace and plenty be her share Bm E Who kept our homes from want and care, A D A God bless Mother England is our prayer. A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. [Chorus] A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. D E So we say, Hip Hooray! A D A Come and listen while we pray. A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. [Verse 2] A D A When we were savage, fierce and wild A D A She came like a mother to her child. F#m She gently raised us from the slime Bm E Kept our hands from hellish crime, A D A And sent us to Heaven in her own good time. [Chorus] A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. D E So we say, Hip Hooray! A D A Come and listen while we pray. A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. [Verse 3] A D A Now our fathers oft were very bad boys. A D A Guns and pikes are dangerous toys. F#m From Bearna Baol to Bunker Hill Bm They made poor England weep her fill, A D A But ould Brittania loves us still! [Chorus] A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. D E So we say, Hip Hooray! A D A Come and listen while we pray. A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. [Verse 4] A D A Now Irishmen, forget the past! A D A And think of the time that's coming fast. F#m When we shall all be civilized, Bm E Neat and clean and well-advised. A D A And won't Mother England be surprised? [Chorus] A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day. D E So we say, Hip Hooray! A D A Come and listen while we pray. A E A Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.