Tonart: G major
Verse 1
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In Mount Joy Jail,
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one Monday morning,
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high upon the gallows tree,
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Kevin Barry gave his young life
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for the cause of liberty.
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Just a lad of eighteen summers,
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Dm
sure that no one can deny.
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As he marched to death that morning,
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he proudly held his head on high.
Just before he reached the hangman
In his dreary prison cell
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Pretty soldiers tortured Fareed
All because he would not tell
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The names of his brave comrades
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and other things they wished to know
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Turn in former and we'll free you,
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Kevin Barry answered no
Shoot me like a dying soldier,
do not hang me like a dog
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For I fought for Ireland's freedom
on that cold September morn
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Just a laugh of eighteen summers,
sure that no one can deny
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As he marched to death
that morning,
he proudly held his head on high
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Proudly standing to attention
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as he bade his last farewell
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To his broken -hearted mother
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whose sad grief no one can tell
Lads like Barry are no cowards,
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from the foe they will not fly
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Lads like Barry will free Ireland,
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for her cause they'll fight and die
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