Foggy Dew
Ton : AEnglish
As Amdown the glen one GEaster morn to Ca Fcity Gfair Amrode I,
There Amarmed lines of Gmarching men Cin Fsquadrons Gpassed Amme by;
No Cpipe did hum, nor Gbattle Cdrum Amdid sound Emits loud AmtatGtoo,
But the AmAngelus bell o'er the GLiffey's swell Crang out through Fthe GFoggy AmDew.
Right Amproudly high o'er GDublin Town Cthey hung out Fthe Gflag Amof war,
'Twas Ambetter die 'neath an GIrish sky than Cat Suvla For GSud AmEl Bar;
And Cfrom the plains of GRoCyal Meath Amstrong men Emcame Amhurrying Gthrough,
While AmBritannia's Huns, with their Glong range guns, Csailed in through Fthe GFoggy AmDew.
O, the Amnight fell black, and the Grifles crack made C"FPerfidious GAlbioAmn" reel,
'Mid the Amleaden rain, seven Gtongues of flame Cdid shine o'er Fthe Glines Amof steel;
By each Cshining blade a Gprayer Cwas said that Amto Ireland Emher sons Ambe Gtrue,
And when Ammorning broke still the Gwar flag shook out Cits folds in Fthe GFoggy AmDew.
'Twas AmEngland bade our GWild Geese go Cthat small Fnations Gmight Ambe free,
But their Amlonely graves are by GSuvla's waves or Cthe fringe of Fthe GGreat AmNorth Sea.
Oh Chad they died by GPearse's Cside Amor had Emfought with AmCathal GBrugha,
Their Amnames we'd keep where the GFenians sleep, 'neath Cthe shroud of Fthe GFoggy AmDew
But the Ambravest fell, and the Grequiem bell rang CmournfulFly Gand Amclear,
For Amthose who died the GEastertide in Cthe Fspringtime Gof Amthe year.
While the Cworld did gaze with Gdeep Camaze Amat those Emfearless men Ambut Gfew,
Who Ambore the fight Gthat freedom's light Cmight shine through Fthe GFogAmgy Dew,
Back Amthrough the glen I Grode again, and Cmy heart Fwith Ggrief Amwas sore,
For I Amparted then with Gvaliant men who CI Fnever Gshall Amsee more;
But Cto and from in my Gdreams CI go, and AmI'd kneel Emand pray Amfor Gyou,
For Amslavery fled, O Gglorious dead when Cyou fell in Fthe GFoggy AmDew.