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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Earle
Vocals
The Del McCoury Band
Guitar
Rob McCoury
Banjo
Mike Bub
Bass
Jason Carter
Fiddle
Ronnie McCoury
Mandolin
Dan Gillis
Tin Whistle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Earle
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patrick Earle
Assistant Engineer
Ronnie McCoury
Producer
Hank Williams
Mastering Engineer
The Twangtrust
Producer
Ray Kennedy
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
I am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man
And I come from County Clare
And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian
So I took me leave of there
And I crossed the ocean in the Arrianne
The vilest tub afloat
And the captain's brother was a railroad man
And he met us the boat
So I joined up with the 20th Maine
Like I said my friend I'm a fighting man
And we're marchin' south in the pouring rain
And we're all goin' down to Dixieland
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine
And we fight for Chamberlain
'Cause he stood right with us when the Johnnies came
Like a banshee on the wind
When the smoke cleared out of Gettysburg
Many a mother wept
For many a good boy died there, sure
And the air smelted just like death
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine
And I'd march to hell and back again
For Colonel Joshua Chamberlain
We're all goin' down to Dixieland
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine
And I damn all gentlemen
Whose only worth is their father's name
And the sweat of a workin' man
Well we come from the farms and the city streets
And a hundred foreign lands
And we spilled our blood in the battle's heat
Now we're all Americans
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine
And did I tell you friend I'm a fightin' man
And I'll not be back this way again
'Cause we're all goin' down to Dixieland
Writer(s): Steve Earle
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