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When We Take Control

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On a warm summer late morning
In a field outside Glenarm
There was two young fellas resting
They had toiled their father's farm
When a tall gentleman rider
Approached them with a smile
Saying "brothers, would ye’s listen for a while?"
[Chorus]
He said "Our country's called Ireland
It's the garden of the Earth
And I’ve dreamed of a future
Where our people know their worth
Where the laws are written by reason
Not landlords, kings or priests
Yous can have this, boys, if you would walk with me."
"Oh, well all people went freedom"
So came the two replies
"Ah, but more people fear treason
The redcoats and their spies"
But the tall rider embraced them
"I have true men in Belfast
I am Henry, I'll be faithful to the last"
And the proud armies of Ulster
Boast twenty thousand men
From the dark alleys of Belfast
North Down and Antrim's glens
Sure, we rose yesterday morning
We threw the gauntlet down
And tomorrow, boys
We enter Antrim town
[Chorus]
Singing "Our country's called Ireland
It's the garden of the Earth"
And I've dreamed of a future
Where our people know their worth
Where the laws are written by reason
Not landlords, kings or priests
You can have this, boys
If you would walk with me
With their pikes trembling before them
They stormed the barracks gate
Let our proud nation adore them
Every man their knew his fate
They had no rifle or cannon
Or wages from the crown
But the redcoats stood in line
And shot them down
To the dark cold Belfast mountains
The rebels, they laid low
To a dark, wattle-laid cottage
Young Henry, he did go
There were no French boats approaching
Or allies from the south
But not a word of doubt
Came out from Henry's mouth
Cold, tired and hungry
Young Henry laid his vow:
"From your proud mothers I stole you
And I won't desert you now
We are sons of the Republic
Not planters but free men
And it’s never gonna be the same again."
[Chorus]
"Our country’s called Ireland
It's the garden of the Earth
And I’ve dreamed of a future
Where our people know their worth
Where the laws are written by reason
Not landlords, kings or priests
Yous can have this boys
If you would walk with me."
Through those dark Belfast alleys
They dragged young Henry Joy
And the same orangemen cursed him
Who had loved him as a boy
In the true faithful Jehovah
He feared no death drums' roar
"May God and the Republic take my soul."
[Chorus]
"Our country's called Ireland
It's the garden of the Earth
And I’ve dreamed of a future
Where our people know their worth
Where the laws are written by reason
Not landlords, kings or priests
Yous can have this, boys
If you would walk with me
You can have this, boys
If you would walk with me."
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Ciaran Murphy

Ciaran Murphy

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