We are the Boys of Wexford
| TYPE | 3 - Complex Melody |
| TOPIC | 1798 |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | abcd + ch |
| VERSE STRUCTURE | Ch only given |
| TIME SIGNATURE | C |
| KEY SIGNATURE | ♭ |
| TONAL CENTRE | F |
| INCIPIT | GECCCDECDBGG |
| GENRE | Ballad |
| TEXT SOURCE | P.W. Joyce, Ancient Irish Music (Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873) p.27 |
| TUNE SOURCE | as above |
| FIRST LINE | We are the boys of Wexford, our equals can't be found |
| NOTATED INCIPIT | |
| Joyce wrote that he had learned this tune from his father but gives only the two-line chorus. The song is not to be confused with the later McColl/Darley composition 'The Boys of Wexford' as made famous by The Dubliners, amongst others. | |
We are the Boys of WexfordWe are the boys of Wexford, our equals can’t be found.And our fame like a comet through the world round.