Hey, thanks for the lyrics above. I can supply the chords -- this song is quite simple to play. Most of it goes like this:

G                         C                                  G
My friends, hereby hangs a tale, the year was nineteen thirty-one
                           C                                  G
A good job digging for the king, while there's so many on the bum
                           E-      D                        C
I'd done my time across in France, fought at Moreaux and at Vimy
                      C                   D             G
Done my service for my country, thought I'd put the guns behind me

The tune only changes during the bridge:

F C       G
No use, no use, for the ranting of the government men
F C             G
No use, for their fine print and their fountain pen
F C       G
No use, no use in me denying,
    F                              C
This small rebellion's over but I'm leaving here unbowed

And that's it! You can fiddle around between verses, but like any good ballad, all you really have to do is strum it.

This is my personal favourite Keelaghan song. A bit of Canadian history (the Estevan Riot), lots of memorable lines, and what's got to be his bounciest, catchiest tune ever.