Kevin Barry



There's a song that was written in Irland in 1916.
There's no reason ..

{ he says: "neason", 
 a run-on of "need" and "reason"
- i.e. - he starts out saying "there's no need.....", 
and changs in mid-word  to "there's no reason....". }

.. at all why the troubles in Irland should concern you.
 
{ a girl says something like - "they no concern yo" 
- with a central european accent?  
- whatever it was it got a few chuckles and a response from Lenny. }

...all the more reason why they shouldn't concern you.

But perhaps you remember this song?


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Kevin Barry - 
- Tune: Traditional.  
- Words: "From the 1916 revolution." 
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Early on a Sunday mornin',
Hight above a gallow tree,
Kevin Barry gave his young life
For the cause of liberty.

Just a lad of 18 summers,
Yet there's no one can deny,
That he went to death that morning,
Nobly held his head up high.
 
    chorus: He'll die an Irish soldier      
" Ye'll not hang me like a dog.
For i fought for Irland's freedom,
On that dark September morn. 

Well all around the little bakery
We fought them hand to hand.
Shoot me like an Irish soldier,
For I fought to free Irland."

Just before he faced the hang man
In his lonely prison cell,
British soldiers tortures Barry
Just because he would not tell

The names of his companions,
Other things they wished to know
"Turn informer, and we'll free you".
Proudly Barry answered "no".

"Shoot me like an Irish soldier,
Do not hang me like your dog,
For I fought for Irland's freedom,
On that dark Semptember morning.

All around the little bakery
We fought them hand to hand.
Shoot me like an Irish soldier
For I fought to free Irland.

Shoot me like an Irish soldier.
Do not hang me like your dog.
For I fought for Irland's freedom
On that dark September morning.

All around the little bakery
Where we fought them hand to hand
Shoot me like an Irish soldier
For I fought to free Irland.