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dominic behan - from the rifles of the i.r.a lyrics

[verse 1]
in nineteen hundred and sixteen
the forces of the crown
to take the orange, white and green
bombarded dublin town
but in ’21, britannia’s huns
were forced to earn their pay
and the black and tans, like lightning ran
from the rifles of the ira

[verse 2]
they burned their way through munster
and they laid leinster on the rack
through connacht and through ulster
marched the men in brown and black
to shoot down wives and children
in their own heroic way
and the black and tans, like lightning ran
from the rifles of the ira

[verse 3]
they hanged young kevin barry high
a lad of eighteen years
cork city’s flames lit up the sky
but our brave boys knew no fear
the cork brigade with hand grenades
in ambush waiting lay
and the black and tans, like lightning ran
from the rifles of the ira
[verse 4]
the tans were got, taken out and shot
by a brave and valiant few
sean treacy, denny, lacey
and tom barry’s gallant crew
we’re not free yet, we won’t forget
until our dying day
how the black and tans, like lightning ran
from the rifles of the ira

- dominic behan lyrics

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