Roddy McCorley-The Dubliners

[ti:Roddy McCorley] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:At Their Best] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Roddy McCorley - The Dubliners [00:34.55]See the host of fleet foot men [00:37.67] [00:38.65]Who sped with faces wan [00:40.61] [00:42.90]From farmstedt and from fishers cot [00:46.11] [00:47.09]Along the banks of Bann [00:49.02] [00:51.20]They come with vengeance in their eyes [00:54.14] [00:55.42]Too late too late are they [00:57.82] [00:59.34]For young Roddy McCorley goes to die [01:02.95] [01:03.75]On the bridge of Toome today [01:05.88] [01:07.86]Up the narrow streets he steps [01:10.91] [01:12.02]Smiling proud and young [01:14.05] [01:16.06]About the h**p rope on his neck [01:19.13] [01:20.13]The golden ringlets clung [01:22.37] [01:24.00]There was never a tear in his blue eyes [01:27.12] [01:28.35]Both sad and bright are they [01:30.40] [01:32.20]For young Roddy McCorley goes to die [01:35.70] [01:36.44]On the bridge of Toome today [01:38.28] [01:40.69]When the last stepped up the street [01:43.26] [01:44.44]His shining pike in hand [01:46.88] [01:48.45]Behind him marched in grim array [01:51.42] [01:52.39]A stalwart earnest band [01:54.42] [01:56.24]For Antrim town for Antrim town [02:00.14]He led them to the fray [02:02.29] [02:03.83]And young Roddy McCorley goes to die [02:07.18] [02:08.03]On the bridge of Toome today [02:09.86] [02:11.60]There's never a one of all your dead [02:14.72] [02:15.71]More bravely died in fray [02:16.98] [02:19.68]Than he who marches to his fate [02:22.42] [02:23.25]On the bridge Toome today [02:25.09] [02:27.38]True to the last True to the last [02:30.12] [02:31.02]He treads the upwards way [02:33.04] [02:34.70]And young Roddy McCorley goes to die [02:38.05] [02:38.57]On the bridge of Toome today