Author name: beerbellycollection

Come gather round me one and all My song to you I’ll sing, In memory of a brave young Irishman, Who would not concede defeat, From his stand would not retr

My name is Bobby Sands, MP Born in the city of Belfast Divided by religion I grew up fast I was stabbed and I was spat upon My family run out of its home T

‘Twas down by the glenside, I met an old woman She was picking young nettles and she scarce saw me coming I listened a while to the song she was humming Gl

I was born here in Ireland But a foreign land called me away Now I’ve come back to see my hometown And my friends of yesterday Gone are the old folks frien

There’s one fair county in Ireland With memory so glorious and grand Where nature has lavished her bounty On the orchard of Erins great land I love its cat

There are wild and rocky hills, on the coast of Donegal. And their fishermen are hardy brave and free. And the big atlantic swell, is a thing they know rig

On a Monday morning early As my wand’ring steps did lead me, Down by a farmer’s station, Of meadow and green lawn, I heard great lamentation That the wee b

Where are the lads that stood with me when histoy was made oh gran mo cree I long to see The boys of the old brigade Oh father why are you so sad on this b

In comes the captain’s daughter, the captain of the Yeos, Saying; “”Brave United Irish men, We’ll ne’er again be foes. A thousand pounds I’ll bring, If you

Time goes by and years roll onward, Still a memory I shall keep Of a night in Belfast prison; Unashamedly, I saw men weep. For the time was fast approachin