They Laid Down Their Guns
The leaders and the volunteers of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising all had to face reality as their fight for freedom came to an abrupt end.
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The leaders and the volunteers of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising all had to face reality as their fight for freedom came to an abrupt end.
Lyrics
We know about the fighting,
That week in the town of Dublin,
How the Volunteers,
They fought so hard,
They fought all week long.
By the end of the week,
The leaders knew,
Their fighting time was over,
And they waved the white flag sadly as,
They laid down their guns.
The people were in danger,
The town was so badly damaged,
And it was,
Quite clear the volunteers,
Could not win this fight.
So at noon they sent a messenger,
Elizabeth O’Farrell,
And she told the,
British Gen’ral,
They had laid down their guns.
The Volunteers were saddened,
Their poor hearts were almost breaking,
For they felt,
They had abandoned it,
Their dear Irish home.
But they were,
True Irish soldiers and,
They would not ever falter,
So they followed their last order and,
They laid down their guns.
At first they each felt guilty,
But time helped them understand it,
And they knew,
That by surrendering,
They’d done what was right.
As we each celebrate the mem’ry of,
The freedom fight, The Rising,
All of Ireland,
Should be proud of those who,
Laid down their guns.
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