Roll of honour
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Read the roll of honour for Ireland's bravest men,
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we must be united in memory of the ten.
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England you're a monster, don't think that you have won,
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we will never be defeated while Ireland has such sons.
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1. In those dreary H-Block cages ten brave young Irishmen lay,
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hungering
for justice while their young
lives ebbed away.
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For their rights as Irish
soldiers and to free their native land,
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they
stood beside their leader, the
gallant Bobby Sands.
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2. Now they mourn Hughes in Bellaghy, Ray McCreesh in Armagh's hills,
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in
those narrow streets of Derry they
miss O'Hara still.
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They so proudly gave their
young lives to break Britannia's hold,
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their
names will be remembered as
history unfolds. So ....
+ CHORUS
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3. Through the war torn streets of Ulster the black flags did sadly wave,
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to
salute ten Irish martyrs, the
bravest of the brave.
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Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kevin Lynch, Kieran Doherty,
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they
gave their lives for freedom with Thomas McElwee.
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4. Michael Devine from Derry you were the last to die,
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with
your nine brave companions, with the
martyred dead you lie.
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Your souls cry out
"Remember, our deaths were not in vain.
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Fight on and make our homeland
a nation once again !"
So....
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Read the roll of honour for Ireland's bravest men,
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we must be united in memory of the ten.
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England you're a monster, don't think that you have won,
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we will never be defeated while Ireland has such sons.
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+ No, we’ll never be
defeated while Ireland has such
sons.
(The Irish Brigade)