This song tells the story of the first day of executions following the Rising, as told from the viewpoint of soon-to-be-executed Rising leader Sean MacDermott.
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This song tells the story of the first day of executions following the Rising, as told from the viewpoint of soon-to-be-executed Rising leader Sean MacDermott.
Lyrics
One day in May,
was the third I'd say,
And the trials had just begun.
When I saw Patrick,
I saw him walking,
To face the men and their guns.
They aimed their rifles,
And pulled their triggers,
Till all their bullets were done.
He was a man,
With a martyr's plan,
And he was his dear mother's son.
In time I saw,
What I feared I'd see,
Tom Clarke was the next to go.
My friend was older,
Yet stepped so lively,
Across that courtyard below.
They aimed their rifles,
And pulled their triggers,
Till all their bullets were done.
He was a man,
With a martyr's plan,
And he was his dear mother's son.
Then Tom MacDonagh,
Was taken away,
To the place where the others had died.
And as he stood there,
I saw young soldiers,
Brush back tiny tears from their eyes.
They aimed their rifles,
And pulled their triggers,
Till all their bullets were done.
He was a man,
With a martyr's plan,
And he was his dear mother's son.
And now I wait,
My time will come,
But for Hoey I'd fight again.
I'd fight for each man,
Who died this morning,
Those brave, patriotic, dear men.
Each one heroic,
Each one stayed stoic,
Till all the bullets were done.
Each was a man,
With a martyr's plan,
And each was his dear mother's son.
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