C
"Oh, come tell me Sean O'Farrell
        G
Tell me why you hurry so?"
         F                 C
"Hush 'a bouchal, hush and listen"
        G                C
And his cheeks were all aglow
 C
"I bear orders from the Captain
        G
Get you ready, quick and soon
        F               C
For the pikes must be together
       G             C
By the rising of the moon"

[Instrumental]
C
C    G   F  C G C  x2

[Verse]
 C
"Oh, come tell me Sean O'Farrell
          G
Where the gatherin' is to be?"
        F               C
"At the old spot by the river
           G                C
Quite well-known to you and me
C
One more word for signal token
        G
Whistle out the marchin' tune
          F              C
With your pike upon your shoulder
       G             C
By the rising of the moon"

[Chorus]
C
By the rising of the moon
       G
By the rising of the moon
          F              C
With your pike upon your shoulder
       G             C
By the rising of the moon"

[Instrumental]
C    G   F  C G C

[Verse]
C
Out from many a mud wall cabin
          G
Eyes were watching through the night
       F               C
Many a manly heart was beating
        G               C
For the blessed morning light
C
Murmurs rang along the valleys
       G
To the banshee's lonely croon
      F                   C
And a thousand pikes were flashing
       G             C
By the rising of the moon

[Chorus]
C
By the rising of the moon
       G
By the rising of the moon
      F                   C
And a thousand pikes were flashing
       G             C
By the rising of the moon

[Instrumental]
C    G   F  C G C  x2

[Verse]
C
All along that singing river
           G
That black mass of men were seen
      F                  C
High above their shining weapons
           G           C
Flew their own beloved green
 C
"Death to every foe and traitor!
        G
Whistle out the marching tune
     F                   C
And 'Hurrah', my boy for freedom
       G             C
At the rising of the moon"

[Instrumental]
C    G   F  C G C  x2

[Chorus]
C
By the rising of the moon
       G
By the rising of the moon
        F               C
For the pikes must be together
       G             C
By the rising of the moon

[Chorus]
C
By the rising of the moon
       G
By the rising of the moon
          F              C
With your pike upon your shoulder
       G             C
By the rising of the moon

[Chorus]
C
By the rising of the moon
       G
By the rising of the moon
      F                   C
And a thousand pikes were flashing
       G             C
By the rising of the moon

[Chorus]
C
By the rising of the moon
       G
By the rising of the moon
        F               C
For the pikes must be together
       G             C
By the rising of the moon

[Chorus]
C
At the rising of the moon
       G
At the rising of the moon
        F                C
And "Hurrah!" my boy for freedom
       G             C
At the rising of the moon