Roddy McCorley-The Dubliners

[ti:Roddy McCorley] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:Wild Rover - The Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Roddy McCorley - The Dubliners [00:36.02]See the host of fleet foot men [00:39.12] [00:40.19]Who sped with faces wan [00:42.32] [00:44.35]From farmstedt and from fishers cot [00:47.65] [00:48.39]Along the banks of Bann [00:50.46] [00:52.63]They come with vengeance in their eyes [00:55.98] [00:56.90]Too late too late are they [00:59.08] [01:00.84]For young Roddy McCorley goes to die [01:04.48] [01:05.15]On the bridge of Toome today [01:07.38] [01:09.48]Up the narrow streets he steps [01:12.65] [01:13.51]Smiling proud and young [01:15.75] [01:17.53]About the h**p rope on his neck [01:20.63] [01:21.51]The golden ringlets clung [01:23.78] [01:25.48]There was never a tear in his blue eyes [01:28.78] [01:29.63]Both sad and bright are they [01:31.89] [01:33.53]For young Roddy McCorley goes to die [01:36.94] [01:37.76]On the bridge of Toome today [01:39.81] [01:42.00]When the last stepped up the street [01:44.99] [01:45.75]His shining pike in hand [01:48.18] [01:49.71]Behind him marched in grim array [01:53.05] [01:53.64]A stalwart earnest band [01:55.85] [01:57.55]For Antrim town for Antrim town [02:00.56] [02:01.30]He led them to the fray [02:03.54] [02:05.24]And young Roddy McCorley goes to die [02:08.44] [02:09.30]On the bridge of Toome today [02:11.34] [02:13.12]There's never a one of all your dead [02:16.29] [02:16.99]More bravely died in fray [02:19.26] [02:20.90]Than he who marches to his fate [02:23.90] [02:24.64]On the bridge Toome today [02:26.67] [02:28.70]True to the last True to the last [02:32.27]He treads the upwards way [02:34.24] [02:35.98]And young Roddy McCorley goes to die [02:39.01] [02:39.79]On the bridge of Toome today