The Tri Coloured Ribbon-The Wolfe Tones

[ti:The Tri Coloured Ribbon] [ar:The Wolfe Tones] [al:Beneath a Dublin Sky: The Easter Rising 1916 (One Hundred Years Commemoration)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.12]The Tri Coloured Ribbon - The Wolfe Tones [00:01.90]Written by：O'Donovan [00:02.87] [00:05.09]I had a true love if ever a girl had one [00:09.22]I had a true love a brave lad was he [00:12.96]And one fine Easter Monday with his gallant comrades [00:17.44]He started away for to make Ireland free [00:21.44]So all around me hat I wear a tricolour ribbon [00:25.69]All around me hat untill death comes to me [00:29.28]And if anybody's asking me why do I wear it [00:33.71]It's all for my own true love I never more will see [00:37.95] [00:38.73]He whispered goodbye love old Ireland is calling [00:42.83]High over Dublin our tricolour flies [00:46.42]In the streets of our city the foeman is calling [00:50.70]The wee birds are whistling old Ireland arise [00:54.92]So all around me hat I wear a tricolour ribbon [00:58.99]All around me hat untill death comes to me [01:02.47]And if anybody's asking me why do I wear it [01:07.06]It's all for my own true love I never more will see [01:10.94]In praying and waiting the dark days passed over [01:14.94]The roar of the guns brought no message to me [01:18.52]I prayed for old Ireland I prayed for my lover [01:22.84]That he might be saved and old Ireland be free [01:26.79]So all around me hat I wear a tricolour ribbon [01:30.94]All around me hat untill death comes to me [01:34.58]And if anybody's asking me why do I wear it [01:38.87]It's all for my own true love I never more will see [01:42.83] [01:43.79]The struggle was ended they brought me the story [01:49.96] [01:50.56]The last whispered message he sent on to me [01:56.18] [01:56.95]I was true to the land love I fought for her glory [02:01.59]And gave up my life for to make Ireland free [02:05.57]So all around me hat I wear a tricolour ribbon [02:09.66]All around me hat untill death comes to me [02:13.18]And if anybody's asking me why do I wear it [02:17.63]It's all for my own true love I never more will see