Lyrics and translation The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - Whack Fol the Diddle

Whack Fol the Diddle

I'll sing you a song of peace and love,
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Of the land that rules the lands above.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
May peace and plenty be her share who kept our homes
From want and care, oh God bless England is our prayer.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
So we say, hip hooray!
Come and listen while we pray.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Now out Father's oft were noughty boys.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
For pikes and guns are dangerous toys.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
From Bearna Baol at Bunkers Hill we made poor
England cry her fill, but old Britannia loves us still!
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
So we say, hip hooray!
God bless England so we pray.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Now when we were savage, fierce, and wild.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
She came as a mother to her child.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
She gently raised us from the slime.
And kept our hands from hellish crime.
And she sent us to heavan in our own good time.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
So we say, hip hooray!
God bless England so we pray.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Now Irish men, forget the past.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
And think of the day thats coming fast.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
When we shall all be civilized.
Neat, and clean, and well-advised.
Oh won't mother England be surprised?
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
So we say, hip hooray!
God bless England so we pray.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.

Whack Fol the Diddle

Je vais te chanter une chanson de paix et d'amour,
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
De la terre qui gouverne les terres d'en haut.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Que la paix et l'abondance soient son partage à elle qui a gardé nos foyers
Du besoin et du souci, oh Dieu bénisse l'Angleterre est notre prière.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Alors nous disons, hip hourra !
Viens et écoute pendant que nous prions.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Maintenant, nos pères étaient souvent de mauvais garçons.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Car les piques et les fusils sont des jouets dangereux.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
De Bearna Baol à Bunkers Hill, nous avons fait pleurer la pauvre
Angleterre à son plein, mais la vieille Britannia nous aime toujours !
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Alors nous disons, hip hourra !
Que Dieu bénisse l'Angleterre, alors nous prions.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Maintenant, quand nous étions sauvages, féroces et sauvages.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Elle est venue comme une mère pour son enfant.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Elle nous a doucement soulevés de la boue.
Et a gardé nos mains du crime infernal.
Et elle nous a envoyés au paradis à notre heure.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Alors nous disons, hip hourra !
Que Dieu bénisse l'Angleterre, alors nous prions.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Maintenant, les Irlandais, oubliez le passé.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Et pensez au jour qui arrive vite.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Quand nous serons tous civilisés.
Propre, et propre, et bien conseillé.
Oh, la mère Angleterre ne sera-t-elle pas surprise ?
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Alors nous disons, hip hourra !
Que Dieu bénisse l'Angleterre, alors nous prions.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.