Here the lyrics and chords to the whole song, including the not oft heard last verse.

C...................................Em.........................F...............C
'Twas on Good Friday morning all in the month of May
Bb.............................C7................F......................C
A German ship was signaling beyond out in the bay
........Bb.......................C7.............F.................C
With twenty thousand rifles all ready for to land
...........F............................Em...........................F.......................C
But no answering signal did come from the lonely Banna Strand.

C...................................Em.........................F...............C
''No signal answers from the shore'' Sir Roger sadly said
Bb.............................C7................F......................C
''No comrades here to meet me, alas they must be dead
........Bb.......................C7.............F.................C
But I must do my duty and at once I mean to land''
...........F......................Em...........................F.......................C
So in a small boat rowed ashore to the lonely Banna Strand.

C...................................Em.........................F...............C
Now the R.I.C. were hunting for Sir Roger high and low
Bb.............................C7................F......................C
They found him in McKenna's fort, said they ''you are our foe''
........Bb.......................C7.............F.................C
Said he, ''I'm Roger Casement, I've come to my native land
...........F............................Em...........................F.......................C
And I mean to free my countrymen on the lonely Banna Strand.''

C...................................Em.........................F...............C
They took Sir Roger prisoner and sailed for London Town
Bb.............................C7................F......................C
And in the Tower they laid him, a traitor to the Crown
........Bb.......................C7.............F.................C
Said he, ''I am no traitor,'' but his trial he had to stand
...........F..................Em...........................F.......................C
For bringing German rifles to the lonely Banna Strand.

C...................................Em.........................F...............C
'Twas in an English prison that they led him to his death
Bb.............................C7................F......................C
''I'm dying for my country'' he said with his last breath
........Bb.......................C7.............F.................C
They buried him in British soil, far from his native land
...........F........................Em...........................F.......................C
And the wild waves sang his requiem on the lonely Banna Strand.

Well they brought Sir Roger home again in the year of '65
And with his comrades of '16 in peace and tranquil lies
His last fond wish has been fulfilled to lie in his native land
And the wild waves roll in peace again on that lonely Banna Strand.

Spaces converted to periods to approximate your chord alignment. Still it won't be quite right. I don't know why, but the alignment is slightly different in my browser than in my word processor. In general, it's better to use Courier font when setting up, and then HTML preformat commands when you paste into the thread. --JoeClone, 5-Jul-02.