The Ballad of Ed O' Brien

Dear mother Ireland, you grieve once again,
Another Irish family share your suffering and pain,
A brave volunteer gone long before his time,
But the struggle goes on now, for its his, yours and mine.

Chorus
Brave Ed O' Brien, For Ireland gave all,
For the love of his country, he answered her call,
Now he lies on a hill overlooking Gorey town,
His courage and daring forever renown.

In Wexfords green valley, he learned as a boy,
Of the cruel English tyrants attempts to destroy,
Our right as a nation to determine our fate,
So he followed in the footsteps of the men of '98.

Chorus

Its been eight hundred years since they came to our land,
and through cruelty and injustice, united we stand,
And with lads like brave Edward we know we'll be free,
When we drive them back to England across the Irish sea.

Chorus