[ti:The Old Orange Flute]
[ar:The Dubliners]
[al:Irish Pipe & Tinwhistle Songs]
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[00:00.00]The Old Orange Flute - The Dubliners
[00:00.83]In the County Tyrone near the town of Dungannon
[00:05.19]Where many the ructions meself had a hand in
[00:09.35]Bob Williamson lived a weaver by trade
[00:13.51]And all of us thought him a stout Orange blade
[00:18.04]On the Twelfth of July as it yearly did come
[00:21.86]Bob played with his flute to the sound of a drum
[00:25.59]You may talk of your harp your piano or lute
[00:29.69]But none can compare with the Old Orange Flute
[00:33.54]Toora lu toora lu
[00:37.25]Oh it's six miles from Bangor to Donnahadee
[00:42.33]Bob the deceiver he took us all in;
[00:46.14]He married a Papist named Bridget McGinn
[00:50.54]Turned Papist himself and forsook the old cause
[00:54.65]That gave us our freedom religion and laws
[00:58.66]Now boys of the townland made some noise upon it
[01:02.35]And Bob had to fly to the province of Connaught
[01:05.88]He fled with his wife and his fixings to boot
[01:09.78]And along with the latter his Old Orange Flute
[01:13.18]Toora lu toora lu
[01:16.91]Oh it's six miles from Bangor to Donnahadee
[01:21.77]At the chapel on Sunday to atone for past deeds
[01:25.67]He'd say Pater and Aves and counted his brown beads
[01:29.88]'Til after some time at the priest's own desire
[01:33.69]He went with that old flute to play in the choir
[01:37.91]He went with that old flute for to play for the Mass
[01:41.23]But the instrument shivered and sighed oh alas
[01:44.57]And try though he would though it made a great noise
[01:48.53]The flute would play only "The Protestant Boys "
[01:52.15]Toora lu toora lu
[01:55.60]Oh it's six miles from Bangor to Donnahadee
[02:00.38]At the council of priests that was held the next day
[02:04.08]They decided to banish the old flute away
[02:07.88]They couldn't knock heresy out of it's head
[02:11.39]So they bought Bob a new one to play in it's stead
[02:15.55]'Twas fastened and burned at the stake as a heretic
[02:19.52]'Twas fastened and burned at the stake as a heretic
[02:22.99]As the flames soared around it they heard a strange
[02:26.16]Noise;
[02:26.85]'Twas the old flute still whistling "The Protestant
[02:29.59]Boys "
[02:30.30]"Toora lu Toora lay
[02:33.95]Oh it's six miles from Bangor to Donnahadee "