Christy Moore – The Boys Of Barr Na Sráide (Guitar)
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C G D Oh, the town, it climbs the mountains and looks upon the sea G D G C G At sleeping time or waking time, it's there I’d like to be D G C G To walk again those kindly streets, the place where life began G C G D With the Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren C G D With cudgels stout they roamed about to hunt for the dreólín G D G C G We searched for birds in every furze from Litir to Dooneen G D G C G We danced for joy beneath the sky, life held no print nor plan G C G D When the Boys of Barr na Sráidе went hunting for the wren C G D And whеn the hills were bleedin' and the rifles were aflame G D G C G To the rebel homes of Kerry the Saxon strangers came G D G C G But the men who dared the Auxies and fought the Black-and-Tan G C G D Were the Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren C G D But now they toil in foreign soil where they have made their way G D G Deep in the heart of London or over on Broadway G D G And I am left to sing their deeds and praise them while I can C G D Those Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren C C D And here's a health to them tonight wherever they may be G D G By the groves of Carham river or the slope of Bean ‘a Tí G D G John Daly and Batt Andy and the Sheehans, Con and Dan C G D And the Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren C G D When the wheel of life runs out and peace come over me G D G Just take me back to that old town between the hills and sea G D G I’ll take my rest in those green fields, the place where life began,, C G D With those Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren