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Thread #69108 Message #1169206
Posted By: GUEST,celtann2004@yahoo.com
23-Apr-04 - 02:21 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Generations sung by Andy Irvine?
Subject: Lyr Req: Generations sung by Andy Irvine?
Dear people this is a very special song, If anyone knows the rest of the lyrics that I'm missing.....I'd be grateful.
Generations
I came to Dublin in 1964, there I met a man who told me what had gone before Of strife and fife and living life and how it used to be Of Irelands sons and daughters and their place in history He told me of Wolfe Tone in 1798 Robert Emmet in 1803 and how he met his fate Then Daniel O'Connel Young Irelanders…………….love? They rose up in '48 all such very brave men
And there was war and blood and death of men we loved Families left………… Men with guns side by side with sons Killing and dying for what they believe for generations to come
The famine came in '45 and took two million head The Fenians rose in '67 sooner or never they said Parnell, Davitt and Home rule a revival of Irish (tongue?) But then in 1914 all hell went to kingdom come?
And there was war and blood and death of men we loved Families left………… Men with guns side by side with sons Killing and dying for what they believe for generations to come
Pearse and…..Connoly they rose up in '16 A war of independence followed at treaty soon was seen Yet still there came a civil war and friendship did reside Then all hell broke loose again in 1939
The united nations in '55 was served in foreign lands Unrest broke out in the North above, o Lord will it ever end You and me are simple folk we're people mighty fine Make friends with others around the world, 'cause looking back in time
There was war and blood and death of men we loved Families left………… Men with guns side by side with sons Killing and dying for what they believe for generations to come