| Old Ireland’s surrounded with sadness and gloom
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| We were defeated and shamefuIIy treated
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| And I, Robert Emmet, awaiting my doom
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| Hung, drawn and quartered, sure that was my sentence
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| But soon I will show them no coward am I
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| My crime is the love of the land I was born in
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| A hero I lived and a hero I’ll die
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| Bold Robert Emmet, the darling of Ireland
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| Bold Robert Emmet will die with a smile
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| Farewell companions both loyal and daring
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| I’ll lay down my life for the Emerald Isle
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| The barque lay at anchor awaiting to bring me
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| Over the billows to the land of the free
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| But I must see my sweetheart for I know she will cheer me
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| And with her I will sail far over the sea
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| But I was arrested and cast into prison
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| Tried as a traitor, a rebel, a spy
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| But no man can call me a knave or a coward
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| A hero I lived and a hero I’ll die
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| Hark! |
| I the bell’s tolling, I well know its meaning
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| My poor heart tells me it is my death knell
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| In come the clergy, the warder is leading
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| I have no friends here to bid me farewell
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| Goodbye, old Ireland, my parents and sweetheart
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| Companions in arms to forget you must try
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| I am proud of the honour, it was only my duty
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| A hero I lived and a hero I’ll die |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Bold Robert Emmet , by - The Wolfe Tones. Song from the album Celtic Symphony, in the genre Кельтская музыка