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T:Boys of Barr na Sráide, The
R:song
C:Sigerson Clifford
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W:Oh, the town, it climbs the mountains and looks upon the sea
W:At sleeping time or waking time, it's there I'd like to be.
W:To walk again those kindly streets, the place where life began,
W:With the Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren.
W:
W:With cudgels stout they roamed about to hunt for the dreólín
W:We searched for birds in every furze from Litir to Dooneen.
W:We danced for joy beneath the sky, life held no print nor plan
W:When the Boys of Barr na Sráide went hunting for the wren.
W:
W:And when the hills were bleedin' and the rifles were aflame
W:To the rebel homes of Kerry the Saxon strangers came,
W:But the men who dared the Auxies and fought the Black-and-Tan
W:Were the Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren.
W:
W:But now they toil in foreign soil where they have made their way
W:Deep in the heart of London or over on Broadway,
W:And I am left to sing their deeds and praise them while I can
W:Those Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren.
W:
W:And here's a health to them tonight wherever they may be.
W:By the groves of Carham river or the slope of Bean 'a Tí
W:John Daly and Batt Andy and the Sheehans, Con and Dan,
W:And the Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren.
W:
W:When the wheel of life runs out and peace come over me
W:Just take me back to that old town between the hills and sea.
W:I'll take my rest in those green fields, the place where life began,
W:With those Boys of Barr na Sráide who hunted for the wren.