we ll sing a song a soldier s song with cheering rousing chorus as round our blazing fires we throng the starry heavens o er us impatient for the coming fight and as we wait the morning s light here in the silence of the night we ll chant a soldier s song chorus soldiers are we whose lives are pledged to ireland some have come from a land beyond the wave sworn to be free no more our ancient sire land shall shelter the despot or the slave tonight we man the gap of danger in erin s cause come woe or weal mid cannons roar and rifles peal we ll chant a soldier s song in valley green on towering crag our fathers fought before us and conquered neath the same old flag that s proudly floating o er us we re children of a fighting race that never yet has known disgrace and as we march the foe to face we ll chant a soldier s song chorus