This stirring song recounts the day in 1916 when Patrick Pearse stood on the steps of Liberty Hall in Dublin and implored the citizens of Ireland to stand up and fight for their freedom.
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This stirring song recounts the day in 1916 when Patrick Pearse stood on the steps of Liberty Hall in Dublin and implored the citizens of Ireland to stand up and fight for their freedom.
Lyrics
I remember the day after Easter,
When Patrick Pearse came to the door.
He was talking about dear old Ireland,
And what we’d been all praying for.
He called on the men and the ladies,
And he called on their fam’lies and kin.
And he said that we may not defeat them,
But just stand by me and we’ll win.
As I looked at the folk all around me,
I saw very few take the call.
And I wondered how they could just stand there,
In front of that Liberty Hall.
He called on the men and the ladies,
And he called on their fam’lies and kin.
And he said that we may not defeat them,
But just stand by me and we’ll win.
So myself and a few of the others,
Stepped Up and we walked to the door.
And we said to our captain-in-waiting,
Just lead us we can’t take no more.
At first there was just a few hundred,
Next we grew by two thousand or more.
And we stood side-by-side, men and women,
We all knew just what we stood for.
We are proud of our Easter rebellion,
and proud of our fam’lies and kin,
So glad that we listened to Patrick,
And glad that we all stood by him.
For he called on the men and the ladies,
And he called on their fam’lies and kin.
And he said that we may not defeat them,
But just stand by me and we’ll win.
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