{"id":1993,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/wolfe-tone"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"wolfe-tone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/wolfe-tone\/","title":{"rendered":"WOLFE TONE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n

The first storm of winter blew high, blew high,
\nRed leaves were scattering to a gloomy sky;
\nRain clouds were lowering o’er the plains of Kildare,
\nWhen from Dublin, southward, the mourners came there.<\/p>\n

“In the spring,” they whispered, “Lord Edward bled,
\nAnd the blood of hosts was in summer shed;
\nDeath in the autumn o’er Connacht passed,
\nBut the loss that is sorest came last, came last.<\/p>\n

“Though Fitzgerald died, sure we fought them still,
\nAnd we shouted Vengeance’ on Vinegar Hill,
\nKnowing our flag would again be flown
\nIf France gave ear to the prayers of Tone.<\/p>\n

“Twice,” we thought, “his appealing lips
\nBrought forth her armies and battleships,
\nAnd the storms of God shall not always stay
\nEngland’s doom, as in Bantry Bay.<\/p>\n

“And oh,” we said to the hopeless ones,
\nWho made count of Ireland’s martyred sons,
\n“The bravest lives; be your mourning dumb,
\nEre the snow of winter Wolfe Tone shall come.”<\/p>\n

He came was beaten we bear him here
\nFrom a prison cell on his funeral bier,
\nAnd freedom’s hope shall be buried low
\nWith his mouldering corpse neath the winter snow.<\/p>\n

“Hush,” one said, o’er the new-set sod,
\n“Hope shall endure with our faith in God,
\nAnd God shall only forsake us when
\nThis grave is forgotten by Irishmen.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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