Boys of Kilmichael-Declan Hunt/Ray McAreavey/Johnny Beggan

[ti:Boys of Kilmichael] [ar:Ray McAreavey/Johnny Beggan] [al:The Men Behind the Wire] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Boys of Kilmichael - Declan Hunt/Ray McAreavey/Johnny Beggan [00:03.28]While we honour in song and in story [00:08.00]The memory of Pearse and McBride [00:11.06] [00:11.87]Whose names are illumined in glory [00:15.62]By martyrs for long how since died [00:19.48]Forget not the boys of Kilmichael [00:23.16]Who feared not the might of the foe [00:26.23] [00:27.02]The day that they marched into battle [00:30.64]They laid all the clucking Tans low [00:34.41]So here's to the boys of Kilmichael [00:38.10]Those brave lad so gallant and true [00:41.40] [00:41.94]They fought 'neath the green flag of Erin [00:45.65]And conquered the red white and blue [00:48.89]On the twenty eighth day of November [00:53.22]The Tans left the town of Macroom [00:56.63]They were seated into Crossley tenders [01:00.65]That is bringing them straight to their doom [01:03.75] [01:04.38]They were all on the road to Kilmichael [01:08.03]And never expecting to stall [01:10.50] [01:11.61]And there was the boys from the column [01:15.25]Who made a clean sweep of the lots [01:17.84] [01:18.88]So here's to the boys of Kilmichael [01:22.62]Those brave lad so gallant and true [01:25.75] [01:26.30]They fought 'neath the green flag of Erin [01:30.00]And conquered the red white and blue [01:33.11] [01:33.79]The sun in the west it was sinking [01:37.53]'Twas the eve of a cold winter's day [01:40.86]When the Tans we were eagerly waiting [01:44.84]Sailed into the spot where we lay [01:47.94] [01:48.54]And over the hill came the echo [01:52.22]The peal of the rifles and guns [01:55.11] [01:55.67]And the flames from the lorries brought tidings [01:59.55]And the boys of Kilmichael had won [02:02.31] [02:03.25]So here's to the boys of Kilmichael [02:06.96]Those brave lad so gallant and true [02:10.04] [02:10.68]They fought 'neath the green flag of Erin [02:14.30]And conquered the red white and blue [02:17.47] [02:18.15]The lorries were ours before twilight [02:21.75]High over Dunmaway Town [02:24.79] [02:25.42]Our banners in triumph were waving [02:29.02]To show that Tans had gone down [02:32.48]So we gathered our rifles and bayonets [02:36.42]And soon left the grin so obscure [02:39.85]And we never drink till we halted [02:43.62]At the far away camp of Granure [02:47.32]So here's to the boys of Kilmichael [02:51.02]Those brave lad so gallant and true [02:53.97] [02:54.62]They fought 'neath the green flag of Erin [02:58.41]And conquered the red white and blue