Roddy McCorley

[ti:Roddy McCorley] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:Irish Folk Favourites] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.14]Roddy McCorley - The Dubliners [00:02.17] [00:34.34]See the host of fleet foot men [00:37.29] [00:38.33]Who sped with faces wan [00:40.68] [00:42.25]From farmstedt and from fishers cot [00:45.19] [00:46.09]Along the banks of Bann [00:48.64] [00:49.78]They come with vengeance in their eyes [00:53.12] [00:53.91]Too late too late are they [00:56.12] [00:57.52]For young Roddy McCorley goes to die [01:01.10] [01:02.14]On the bridge of Toome today [01:04.23] [01:06.18]Up the narrow streets he steps [01:09.05] [01:09.93]Smiling proud and young [01:12.04] [01:13.85]About the hemp rope on his neck [01:16.94] [01:17.69]The golden ringlets clung [01:19.80] [01:21.43]There was never a tear in his blue eyes [01:24.79] [01:25.38]Both sad and bright are they [01:27.82] [01:28.96]For young Roddy McCorley goes to die [01:32.47] [01:33.21]On the bridge of Toome today [01:35.58] [01:37.36]When the last stepped up the street [01:40.14] [01:40.92]His shining pike in hand [01:43.08] [01:44.84]Behind him marched in grim array [01:47.67] [01:48.58]A stalwart earnest band [01:50.94] [01:52.36]For Antrim town for Antrim town [01:55.74] [01:56.25]He led them to the fray [01:58.50] [01:59.76]And young Roddy McCorley goes to die [02:03.28] [02:03.82]On the bridge of Toome today [02:06.01] [02:07.58]There's never a one of all your dead [02:10.89] [02:11.48]More bravely died in fray [02:13.96] [02:15.24]Than he who marches to his fate [02:18.96]On the bridge Toome today [02:21.13] [02:22.43]True to the last True to the last [02:25.89] [02:26.42]He treads the upwards way [02:28.76] [02:29.81]And young Roddy McCorley goes to die [02:33.26] [02:34.04]On the bridge of Toome today