Road to Dorchester by Graham Moore & Mick Ryan

Six brave men we've read your story
The trial the grief the pain and the glory
At the hands of the Squire the Whig and the Tory
In England 's pleasant land
But if I could ask you one last question
One last thought for your reflection
Did you lose all hope, pray for protection
On the road to Dorchester.

Chorus: On the road - on the road
             By the masters of oppression you were taken from your land
             On the road - on the road

The immortal power of freedom took you by the hand
Did you wake with a dread in the dark day dawning
Did the sun force a way through the clouds of the morning
Was the lark on the wing above you soaring freely in the sky
What thoughts did you share what fears were growing
Did you think you'd be home 'fore the cock was crowing
Did you think of the land where you'd be going
On the road to Dorchester.

As you crossed Gray's bridge with the jail ahead
Past the spire of the church, the graves of the dead
Did you feel regret for the things you'd said,
The oath that you had sworn
Were you sure in your heart that your cause was right
Were you firmly resolved to stand and fight
For the right to resist the master's might
And for children yet unborn.

That road was trod before you came
And since you've gone it's been trod again
In trial and grief, glory and pain
In England's pleasant land
The road's still there and so's the town
Where you stood for your rights, and your renown
Is there on the road that you walked down
The road to Dorchester.

*Found here http://humph.org/lw/concerts/peace/program/Road%20to%20Dorechester%20Lyrics%20Background.pdf , with many interesting notes.