{"id":1697,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/legion-of-the-rearguard-the"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"legion-of-the-rearguard-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/legion-of-the-rearguard-the\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGION OF THE REARGUARD, THE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up the Republic, they raise their battle cry<br \/>\nPearse and McDermott will pray for you on high<br \/>\nEager and ready, for love of you they die<br \/>\nProud march the soldiers of the Rearguard<\/p>\n<p>Chorus:<br \/>\nLegion of the Rearguard, answering Ireland&#8217;s call<br \/>\nHark their martial tramp is heard from Cork to Donegal<br \/>\nWolfe Tone and Emmett guide you, though your task be hard<br \/>\nDe Valera leads you, soldiers of the Legion of the Rearguard<\/p>\n<p>Glorious the morning, through flame and shot and shell<br \/>\nNow rally Ireland, your sons who love you well<br \/>\nPledged, they&#8217;ll defend you, through death or prison cell<br \/>\nWait for the soldiers of the Rearguard<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>Crimson the roadside, the prison wall, the cave<br \/>\nProof of their valour, go sleep in peace ye brave<br \/>\nComrade tread lightly, you&#8217;re near a hero&#8217;s grave<br \/>\nProud die the soldiers of the Rearguard<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up the Republic, they raise their battle cry Pearse and McDermott will pray for you on high Eager and ready, for love of you they die Proud march the 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