Padraic Pearse Lyrics

Padraic Pearse lyrics

Words and Music: B.Warfield

 

 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.

 

 

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 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.

 

  

 

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 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.

 

  

 

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 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.

 

  

 

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