The Soldiers Return-The Wolfe Tones

[ti:Soldiers Return] [ar:The Wolfe Tones] [al:Rebels and Heroes] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Soldiers Return - The Wolfe Tones [00:08.02]I went away to fight a war [00:11.49]That small nations might be free [00:14.51] [00:15.16]Got a soldiers guns and uniform to fight the enemy [00:22.71] [00:23.24]I was trained to shoot my fellow [00:26.57] [00:27.47]Before he got to me [00:31.12]And I danced with death in the mud and wept [00:35.09]And prayed my home to see [00:38.46]So come over to me darling [00:42.29]Girl come here me Molly dear [00:46.19]You are as welcome as the flowers [00:50.03]In may you're welcome here to me [00:54.18] [00:54.74]No more I'll fire the musket shot [00:58.60]Or hear the cannon roar [01:02.52]I've done my time [01:04.50]Now you'll be mine [01:06.39]I'm yours for ever more [01:10.33]While in the trenches there [01:13.27]I thought who starts these bloody wars [01:17.61] [01:18.12]And thought of these great Irishmen [01:22.11]Who died on these strange shores [01:25.78]Then a bomb did burst to the air [01:28.99]It trust some shrapnel fire and blood [01:33.44]I escaped it then shot back [01:36.80]At them and lay back in the mud [01:41.10]So come over to me darling [01:44.95]Girl come here me Molly dear [01:48.68]You are as welcome as the flowers [01:52.58]In may you're welcome here to me [01:56.67] [01:57.22]No more I'll fire the musket shot [02:01.21]Or hear the cannon roar [02:05.01]I've done my time now you'll be mine [02:09.06]I'm yours for ever more [02:12.45] [02:21.02]While I was off in foreign lands [02:24.44]Fighting other peoples' wars [02:27.77] [02:28.63]Some gallant men were fighting here [02:32.58]To free their native shores [02:35.99]You shot our leaders of 16 [02:40.09]Saw our city sacked and burned [02:44.05]Then you sent us in the Black and Tans [02:48.23]To greet our home return [02:51.85]So come over to me darling [02:55.36]Girl come here me Molly dear [02:59.26]You are as welcome as the flowers [03:03.00]In may you're welcome here to me [03:06.80] [03:07.46]No more I'll fire the musket shot [03:11.66]Or hear the cannon roar [03:15.52]I've done my time now you'll be mine [03:19.57]I'm yours for ever more [03:23.39]I don't need your heroes welcome [03:27.03]I don't want your bugle call [03:31.39]No grass band no pipes no drums [03:35.21]No medal badge or star [03:38.52] [03:39.11]Just give me what you promised me [03:42.38] [03:43.01]When first I went to war [03:46.38] [03:46.96]That's freedom for old Ireland [03:50.91]And I'll fight it was no more [03:54.11]So come over to me darling [03:57.97]Girl come here me Molly dear [04:01.92]You are as welcome as the flowers [04:05.68]In may you're welcome here to me [04:10.23]No more I'll fire the musket shot [04:14.29]Or hear the cannon roar [04:18.24]I've done my time now you'll be mine [04:22.22]I'm yours for ever more