The Wolfe Tones - Galtee Mountain Boy

I joined the flying column
In Nineteen and Sixteen
In Cork with Seán Moylan
Tipperary with Dan Breen
I'm arrested by free staters and
Sentenced for to die
"Farewell to Tipperary" said the
Galtee mountain boy

We went across the valleys and
Over the hilltops green
Where we met with Dinny Lacey
Seán Hogan and Dan Breen
Seán Moylan and his gallant men
They kept the flag flyin' high
"Farewell to Tipperary" said the
Galtee mountain boy

We trekked the Wicklow Mountains we
Were rebels on the run
Though hunted night and morning
We were outlaws but free men
We roamed the Dublin Mountains as
The Sun was shining high
"Farewell to Tipperary" said the
Galtee mountain boy

Oh, I'll bid farewell to old Clonmel
I never more will see
And to the Galtee mountains
That oft-times sheltered me
The men who fought for their liberty
Who died without a sigh
"May their cause be ne'er forgotten"
Said the Galtee mountain boy

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