i said to me da i said to me da i said to me da i m not fit for soldier i said to me da i said to me da i said to me da i m not fit for soldier i said to me da i said to me da i said to me da i m not fit for soldier i said to me da i said to me da i said to me da i m not fit for soldier for the king he say the king say for now you fight or i ll take your land away for the king he say the king say for now you fight or i ll take your land away so over the seas over the seas to kill a man that i have never seen over the seas i won t die for england not for england i said to me ma said to me ma said to me ma i sail away now i said to me ma said to me ma said to me ma i sail away now over the seas over the seas far away from my ireland over the seas over the seas far and away from miles of green for the king he say the king say for now you fight or i ll take your children for the king he say the king say for now you fight or i ll take your children so they send me away send me away to kill a man that i have never seen they send me away send me away i won t die for england not for england far away from my homeland many miles many miles i would roam far from my home far from my home far and away i won t die for england not for england