Misc Traditional – Kevin Barry (Guitar)

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In Mountjoy jail one Monday morning

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High upon the gallows tree

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Kevin Barry gave his young life

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For the cause of liberty 

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Just a lad of eighteen summers

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Yet there's no one can deny

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As he walked to death that morning

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He proudly held his head on high 

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Just before he faced the hangman

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In his dreary prison cell

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British soldiers tortured Barry

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Just because he would not tell 

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The names of his brave comrades

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And other things they wished to know

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"Turn informer or we'll kill you"

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Kevin Barry answered "No" 

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Another martyr for old Ireland

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Another murder for the crown

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Whose brutal laws may kill the Irish

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But can't keep their spirits down 

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Lads like Barry are no cowards

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From the foe they will not fly

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Lads like Barry will free Ireland

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For her sake they'll live and die