The Wolfe Tones - Padraig Pearse lyrics
[The Wolfe Tones - Padraig Pearse lyrics]
In Dublin town in nineteen sixteen a
Flame of freedom did arise
A group of men with determination
Caught an empire by surprise
Through the streets our men were marching
They rallied with their hopes and fears
And the Enda boys came searching
For their leader Padraig Pearse
The poet and the Irish rebel a
Gaelic scholar and a visionary
We gave to him no fitting tribute
When Ireland's at peace only that can be
When Ireland a nation, united and free
On Easter morn he faced the nation from
The steps of the G p o
And read aloud the proclamation
The seed of nationhood to sow
But soon the word had spread to London
Of an insurrection there at hand
And the deeds of Padraic Pearse was
Set about to free his land
For five long days the battle rages
For five long nights the battle wore
We will watch as Dublin City blazes and
See our men fall through the floor
No Ireland's proud of her effort for
Her cause we fought with pride
But to save more life and to save our city
We make our peace with Mcfainis cried
Kilmainham Jail in 1916
They brought young Pearse
To his death cell and they tried him as a
Traitor to shoot this man who dared to rebel
He only tried to free his country
Of the shackles of 800 years
When dawn did break on that May morning
They shot our Leader Padraic Pearse
Flame of freedom did arise
A group of men with determination
Caught an empire by surprise
Through the streets our men were marching
They rallied with their hopes and fears
And the Enda boys came searching
For their leader Padraig Pearse
The poet and the Irish rebel a
Gaelic scholar and a visionary
We gave to him no fitting tribute
When Ireland's at peace only that can be
When Ireland a nation, united and free
On Easter morn he faced the nation from
The steps of the G p o
And read aloud the proclamation
The seed of nationhood to sow
But soon the word had spread to London
Of an insurrection there at hand
And the deeds of Padraic Pearse was
Set about to free his land
For five long days the battle rages
For five long nights the battle wore
We will watch as Dublin City blazes and
See our men fall through the floor
No Ireland's proud of her effort for
Her cause we fought with pride
But to save more life and to save our city
We make our peace with Mcfainis cried
Kilmainham Jail in 1916
They brought young Pearse
To his death cell and they tried him as a
Traitor to shoot this man who dared to rebel
He only tried to free his country
Of the shackles of 800 years
When dawn did break on that May morning
They shot our Leader Padraic Pearse