Padraic Pearse-The Wolfe Tones

[ti:Padraic Pearse] [ar:The Wolfe Tones] [al:Rebels and Heroes] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Padraic Pearse - The Wolfe Tones [00:07.86]In Dublin town in nineteen sixteen [00:10.73]A flame of freedom did arise [00:13.68] [00:15.51]A group of men with determination [00:18.30]Caught an empire by surprise [00:21.45] [00:23.06]Through the streets our men were marching [00:25.82]They rallied with their hopes and fears [00:28.69]And the Enda boys came searching [00:31.51]For their leader Padraig Pearse [00:34.96] [00:36.44]The poet and the Irish rebel [00:39.15]A Gaelic scholar and a visionary [00:42.37] [00:43.86]We gave to him no fitting tribute [00:46.75]When Ireland's at peace only that can be [00:50.54] [00:51.50]When Ireland's a nation united and free [00:55.06] [00:58.15]On Easter morn' he faced the nation [01:00.70]From the steps of the G P O [01:03.39] [01:05.36]And read aloud the proclamation [01:08.28]The seed of nationhood to sow [01:11.61] [01:13.05]But soon the word had spread to [01:15.23]London of an insurrection there at hand [01:18.78]And the deeds of Padraic Pearse [01:21.44]Was set about to free his land [01:24.61] [01:26.54]The poet and the Irish rebel [01:29.19]A Gaelic scholar and a visionary [01:31.95] [01:33.90]We gave to him no fitting tribute [01:36.84]When Ireland's at peace only that can be [01:40.59] [01:41.50]When Ireland's a nation united and free [01:45.27] [01:48.25]For five long days the battle rages [01:50.65]For five long nights the battle wore [01:53.55] [01:55.39]He watch as Dublin City blazes [01:58.39]And see his men fall through the floor [02:01.66] [02:03.16]No Ireland's proud of his effort for her [02:06.73]'Cause we fought with pride [02:08.85]To save more life to save our city [02:11.56]We make our peace McFainis cried [02:14.89] [02:16.67]The poet and the Irish rebel [02:19.23]A Gaelic scholar and a visionary [02:22.34] [02:23.96]We gave to him no fitting tribute [02:26.80]When Ireland's at peace only that can be [02:30.10] [02:31.57]When Ireland's a nation united and free [02:35.21] [02:39.52]Kilmainham Jail in 1916 [02:42.19]They brought young Pearse to his death cell [02:45.11] [02:46.93]And they have tried him as a traitor [02:49.83]To shoot this man who dared to rebel [02:52.96] [02:54.75]He only tried to free his country [02:57.31]Of the shackles of 800 years [03:00.23]When dawn did break on that May morning [03:02.89]They shot our Leader Padraic Pearse [03:06.67] [03:08.04]The poet and the Irish rebel [03:10.70]A Gaelic scholar and a visionary [03:13.61] [03:15.43]We gave to him no fitting tribute [03:18.31]When Ireland's at peace only that can be [03:22.09] [03:23.03]When Ireland's a nation united and free