A Soldier's Return-Wolfe Tones

[ti:A Soldier's Song] [ar:Wolfe Tones] [al:Sing out for Ireland] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Soldier's Return - Wolfe Tones [00:08.18]I went away to fight a war [00:11.05] [00:11.69]That small nations might be free [00:14.26] [00:15.56]Got a soldiers guns and uniform to fight the enemy [00:21.83] [00:23.43]I was trained to shoot my fellow before he got to me [00:30.36] [00:31.25]And I danced with death in the mud and wept [00:35.45]And prayed my home to see [00:37.72] [00:38.78]So come over to me darling girl [00:43.33]Come here me Molly dear [00:45.55] [00:46.60]You are as welcome as the flowers [00:49.48] [00:50.09]In may you're welcome here to me [00:53.58] [00:55.09]No more I'll fire the musket shot [00:58.30] [00:58.91]Or hear the cannon roar [01:01.29] [01:02.75]I've done my time now you'll be mine [01:06.05] [01:06.74]I'm yours for ever more [01:09.02] [01:10.53]While in the trenches there [01:13.47]I thought who starts these bloody wars [01:17.18] [01:18.58]And thought of these great Irishmen [01:21.56] [01:22.37]Who died on these strange shores [01:25.05] [01:26.06]Then a bomb did burst to the air it trust [01:30.14]Some shrapnel fire and blood [01:32.50] [01:33.84]I escaped it then shot back at them [01:38.20]And lay back in the mud [01:40.58] [01:41.34]So come over to me darling girl [01:45.14] [01:45.93]Come here me Molly dear [01:48.18] [01:49.23]You are as welcome as the flowers [01:52.91]In may you're welcome here to me [01:55.96] [01:57.62]No more I'll fire the musket shot [02:00.95] [02:01.58]Or hear the cannon roar [02:04.13] [02:05.45]I've done my time now you'll be mine [02:08.73] [02:09.33]I'm yours for ever more [02:11.60] [02:21.33]While I was off in foreign lands [02:24.26] [02:24.82]Fighting other peoples' wars [02:27.45] [02:28.70]Some gallant men were fighting [02:32.17]Here to free their native shore [02:35.43] [02:36.51]You shot our leaders of 16 [02:39.73] [02:40.41]Saw our city sacked and burned [02:43.39] [02:44.38]Then you sent us in the Black [02:47.67]And Tans to greet our home return [02:50.79] [02:51.81]So come over to me darling girl [02:55.61] [02:56.32]Come here me Molly dear [02:58.67] [02:59.77]You are as welcome as the flowers [03:02.48] [03:03.21]In may you're welcome here to me [03:06.34] [03:08.16]No more I'll fire the musket shot [03:11.28] [03:11.92]Or hear the cannon roar [03:14.73] [03:15.84]I've done my time now you'll be mine [03:19.21] [03:19.79]I'm yours for ever more [03:22.11] [03:23.51]I don't need your heroes welcome [03:26.41] [03:27.34]I don't want your bugle call [03:30.04] [03:31.78]No brass band no pipes and drums [03:34.83] [03:35.39]No medal badge or star [03:37.88] [03:39.49]But give me what you promised me [03:42.37] [03:43.30]When first I went to war [03:45.63] [03:47.14]That's freedom for old Ireland [03:50.19] [03:50.98]And I'll go to fight no more [03:53.48] [03:54.33]So come over to me darling girl [03:58.15] [03:58.96]Come here me Molly dear [04:01.25] [04:02.18]You are as welcome as the flowers [04:05.83]In may you're welcome here to me [04:08.98] [04:10.48]No more I'll fire the musket shot [04:13.90] [04:14.52]Or hear the cannon roar [04:16.91] [04:18.51]I've done my time now you'll be mine [04:21.73] [04:22.38]I'm yours for ever more