“The Wearing of the Green” is an old street ballad that originated in Ireland during the Irish Rebellion of 1796.
The melody has been used in many different songs and ballads over the years, and can be adapted as easily as swapping out the lyrics, making this a versatile song to have in your songbook.
Examples include: “The Rising of the Moon” and “The Orange and the Green” but there are many others.
0 1 2 2 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 O - Paddy dear, and did you hear the news that's going round? 4 5 3 8 7 5 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 The Shamrock is forbid, by laws, to grow on I-rish ground! 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 N-o more St. Patrick's day we'll keep his co-lor last be seen; 4 5 3 8 7 5 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 For, there's a bloody law a-gainst the Wearing of the Green!