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Thread #56556   Message #885403
Posted By: Big Tim
08-Feb-03 - 06:47 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Fighting Men of Crossmaglen
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fighting Men Of Crossmaglen
I post the lyrics of this one purely in the interests of information provision. I have no sympathy with them and would post similar lyrics from the loyalist perspective for the same reason.

THE FIGHTING MEN OF CROSSMAGLEN

I'll sing a song, of the bravest men,
That famous fighting unit from Armagh,
They are the men, of Crossmaglen,
Among the bravest Ireland's ever saw- where?

In Crossmaglen, the fire burns true,
The patriotic flame will never die,
And when you hear the battlecry,
It will be the fighting men of Crossmaglen

At night you'll hear, the SOMETHING's roar,
Armalites are heard across the land,
The IRA, their spirits soar,
They know the reckoning has come to hand - where?

In Crossmaglen, the fire burns true...

That British scum, they do fear,
That ne'er again they'll see their cursed shore - why?
Because they know, that they'll pay dear,
The boys will even Ireland's bloody score - where?

In Crossmaglen, the fire burns true...

(I'll listen to the recording again and see if I can make out the missing word).