When ^Gboyhood's fire was in my blood, I ^Cread of ^Dancient ^Gfreemen For ^GGreece and Rome who bravely stood three ^Chundred ^Ammen and ^D7three men And ^Dthen I prayed I yet might see our ^Cfe^C/Btters ^Am7rent ^Amin ^B7twain And ^CIreland ^Amlong a ^Am7province ^D7be a ^Gnation ^Donce ^Gagain

A ^Gnation once ^Cagain, a ^Amnation ^Am7once a^D7gain And ^GIreland ^Emlong a ^Cprovince ^Dbe a ^Gnation ^Donce a^Ggain

And f^Grom that time through wildest woe that h^Cope has sh^Done a far ^Glight Nor c^Gould love's brightest summer glow out^Cshine that ^Amsolemn s^D7tarlight It s^Deemed to watch above my head in ^Cfo^C/Brum, ^Am7field ^Amand ^B7fane Its ^Cangel ^Amvoice sang '^Am7round my ^D7bed a ^Gnation ^Donce ^Gagain

A ^Gnation once ^Cagain, a ^Amnation ^Am7once a^D7gain And ^GIreland ^Emlong a ^Cprovince ^Dbe a ^Gnation ^Donce a^Ggain

It ^Gwhisper'd too that freedom's ark and ^Cservice ^Dhigh and ^Gholy Would ^Gbe profaned by feeling dark and ^Cpassions ^Amvain or ^D7lowly For ^Dfreedom comes from God’s right hand and ^Cneeds ^C/Ba ^Am7God-^Amly ^B7train And ^Crighteous ^Ammen must ^Am7make our ^D7land a ^Gnation ^Donce ^Gagain

A ^Gnation once ^Cagain, a ^Amnation ^Am7once a^D7gain And ^GIreland ^Emlong a ^Cprovince ^Dbe a ^Gnation ^Donce a^Ggain

So ^Gas I grew from boy to man I ^Cbent me ^Dto that ^Gbidding My ^Gspirit of each selfish plan and ^Ccruel ^Ampassion ^D7ridding For ^Dthus I hoped some day to aid oh ^Ccan ^C/Bsuch ^Am7hope ^Ambe ^B7vain? When ^Cmy dear ^Amcountry ^Am7should be ^D7made a ^Gnation ^Donce ^Gagain

A ^Gnation once ^Cagain, a ^Amnation ^Am7once a^D7gain And ^GIreland ^Emlong a ^Cprovince ^Dbe a ^Gnation ^Donce a^Ggain