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Written by the Irish actor while touring with the Dublin Follies in the 1940s, "On the One Road" was adopted by the Irish army as their official song - from independent.ie
Capo 2
On the One Road
by Frank O'Donovan
( Chorus
We're on the one road, sharing the one load,
we're on the road to God knows where
We're on the one road, it may be the wrong road
but we're together now who cares.
North men, South men, comrades all
Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Donegal
We're on the one road swinging along,
singing a sol- dier's song. )
Verse 1
Though we've had our troubles now & then,
now is the time to make them up again
Sure aren't we all Irish anyhow,
now is the time to come together now
Chorus
Tinker, tailor, every mother's son,
butcher, baker shouldering his gun,
Rich man, poor man, every man in line,
all together just like Old Lang Syne.
Chorus
Break x4
Night is darkest just before the dawn,
from dissention Ireland is reborn,
Soon we'll all be United Irishmen,
make our land a Nation Once Again.
Chorus
Repeat Verse 1
Chorus
We're on the one road, sharing the one load,
we're on the road to God knows where
We're on the one road, it may be the wrong road
but we're together now who cares.
North men, South men, comrades all
Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Donegal
We're on the one road swinging along,
singing a sol- dier's song. )
Verse 1
Though we've had our troubles now & then,
now is the time to make them up again
Sure aren't we all Irish anyhow,
now is the time to come together now
Chorus
Tinker, tailor, every mother's son,
butcher, baker shouldering his gun,
Rich man, poor man, every man in line,
all together just like Old Lang Syne.
Chorus
Break x4
Night is darkest just before the dawn,
from dissention Ireland is reborn,
Soon we'll all be United Irishmen,
make our land a Nation Once Again.
Chorus
Repeat Verse 1
Chorus