Tupelo – Irishman Lyrics

And as I lay here
In this prison cell
I can hear my brothers
Being laid to rest

And I know my time
Has almost come
When I'm with the lord
I'll be singing this song

And I said Aye
Lye lye lye lye lye
I'm an Irish Man
This is my Land

And I married me wife
In the prison chapel
Then it ended in minutes
She said next I'll see you in heaven

But as I went back
And awaited my fate
She was led away
From the prison gates

And I said Aye
Lye lye lye lye lye
I'm an Irish Man
This is my Land

And I said Aye
Lye lye lye lye lye
I'm an Irish Man
This is my Land

So in the month of May in 1916
These men were shot and to remain in jail
All for fighting for your freedom

So each day when you rise
And each night when you rest your head down
Spare a thought for all the men women and children
Who died fighting for it

These are the men who lost their lives and remain in jail

And Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke, Thomas MacDonagh
Joseph Plunkett, Edward Daly, William Pearse, Michael O'Hanrahan
John MacBride
Éamonn Ceannt, Michael Mallin, Con Colbert, Seán Heuston
Sean MacDiarmada and James Connolly

And they said Aye
Lye lye lye lye lye
I'm an Irish Man
This is my Land

And they said Aye
Lye lye lye lye lye
I'm an Irish Man
This is my Land

This is my land

This is my land

This is my land

This is my land

This is my land

This is our land