A Song Of Liberty

Danny's in the corner and he's waiting all alone Once more the fear of fealty hasn't got a hope But over on the North side it's all about to hit No one realizes what's about to happen here Mary's in familiar ways about to drop a kid Her rum and sipping gravy from an empty biscuit tin The brotherhood are gathering, they're fated to appear The citizens divided, only want us to be heard But there was Clarke, James Connolly, Plunkett and Pearse Ceannt, MacDonagh, Diarmada had no fear Volunteers together, insurrection they believed Could be the only answer, oh, to hear our nation sing This is a song of liberty Yeah, together rise in unity One man falls, united we shall be This is a song of liberty The casualties were mounting out inside the GPO There was nothing left but rubble with the burning and the smoke Kilmainham may be waiting, their fate against the wall Execute their empty body, all you did was free our souls This is a song of liberty Yeah, together rise in unity One man falls, united we shall be This is a song of liberty A song of liberty, a song of liberty, a song of liberty This is a song of liberty, liberty So the next time you drink a porter from your comfy armchair Don't forget the men and women, 'twas their blood for you they shed Remember Pearl, Danny and Mary with her brood Don't take their life for granted, it was all they ever knew But there was Clarke, James Connolly, Plunkett and Pearse Ceannt, MacDonagh, Diarmada had no fear Volunteers together, surrender they believed Could be the only answer, oh, to hear our nation sing This is a song of liberty Yeah, together rise in unity One man falls, united we shall be, yeah This is a song of liberty Yeah, together rise in unity One man falls, united we shall be This is a song of liberty Liberty, liberty, liberty By its valor and discipline And by the readiness of it's children To sacrifice themselves for the common good