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Lyrics for Kevin Barry by Unknown:
| | | Artist: | Unknown |
| | Album: | Unknown | | Track: | Kevin Barry | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 224 | | | | Lyrics: | KEVIN BARRY
In Mountjoy jail one Monday morning
High upon the gallows
tree
Kevin Barry gave his young life
For the cause of liberty
But a lad of eighteen
summers
Yet no one can deny
As he walked to death that morning
He proudly held his
head on high
Just before he faced the hangman
In his dreary prison cell
British
soldiers tortured Barry
Just because he would not tell
The names of his brave
companions
And other things they wished to know
"Turn informer or we'll kill
you"
Kevin Barry answered, "no"
Calmly standing to attention
While he bade his last
farewell
To his broken hearted mother
Whose grief no one can tell
For the cause he
proudly cherished
This sad parting had to be
Then to death walked softly smiling
That
old Ireland might be free
Another martyr for old Ireland
Another murder for the
crown
Whose brutal laws may kill the Irish
But can't keep their spirit down
Lads like
Barry are no cowards
From the foe they will not fly
Lads like Barry will free
Ireland
For her sake they'll live and die
@Irish @rebel @death
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Kevin Barry was executed in 1920
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