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Freedom Bell (Demo)
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Freedom Bell
They said we could not win the day
That England was too strong
But freedom fuels the heart and Soul
Our memories were long
800 years of genocide
Oppression, theft and rape
From English rule and dominance
We knew we must escape.
On Easter Monday morning
We knew our fate was sealed
The time had come to make a stand
Our Nation must be healed
No matter if we died that day
No matter if we fell
The world would see that things must change
We’d ring that freedom bell.
Oh men and women of today
Remember what befell
So Ireland could be Irish
We rang that freedom bell
On a sunny day 1916
On a sunny day we fell
So Ireland could be Irish
We rang that freedom bell.
And now 100 years have passed
We live in peace and free
Our destiny held in our hands
The future with you and me
Equality and civil rights
Are what we must hold dear
Our Nation stands proud in the world
No longer held in fear.
Oh men and women of today
Remember what befell
So Ireland could be Irish
We rang that freedom bell
On a sunny day 1916
On a sunny day we fell
So Ireland could be Irish
We rang that freedom bell.
Words & music by Tony Floyd Kenna
24/3/15 – Revision 8/6/15
Verse – G C G C D C D C …. G Chorus D C ….. G
https://tonyfloydkennamusic.wordpress.com/
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A CITY THAT FOUGHT AN EMPIRE
Rubble and dust lay scattered and strewn,
Civilians and soldiers searched thru’ the ruins
Buildings collapsed, Young lives extinguished,
The city’s heart broken, by an iron fist
Reporters were scribbling, gathering their stories,
The censors were busy, defending their glories.
Soon paper would Roll and printing commence,
Boadsheets and pamphlets brought news of events.
In the city of Dublin, a city that stirred, A city that fought an Empire
‘We declare the right of the people of Ireland’,
Pearse read from the steps as they made their stand
He proclaimed independence to those gathered below,
A cry to the Nation from the old GPO
In the city called Dublin, a city that stirred, A city that fought an Empire
In the city of Dublin, a city that stirred, A city that fought an Empire
Rubble and dust …..
When the guns fell silent and stillness prevailed,
The leaders were taken to Kilmainham Gaol
In the stonebreaker’s yard, executed at dawn,
Their names etched in blood, remembered in song
In the city called Dublin, a city that stirred, A city that fought an Empire
In the city of Dublin, a city that stirred, A city that fought an Empire
Pearse, Clarke, Mac Donagh , Plunket, Daly,
O’Hanrahan, McBride, Ceant, Mallin,
Pearse, Houston, Colbert, McDiarmada, Connolly
and brothers in arms Casement and Kent.
The Irish that fought an empire…
In the city called Dublin, all are remembered,
In a city that fought an Empire
In the city of Dublin, a city that stirred, A city that fought an Empire
Words & music by Tony Floyd Kenna & Gabriel Davey - July 2015
Intro/Middle 8 - Am C G Am Am C G Am. Verse/refrain – C Em F G F G Am
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Performing Songwriter Collective Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Musicians & Songwriters Collective - supporting and showcasing new Irish Songwriting, Performing and Production Talent.
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