Boulavogue

Boulavogue - The Dubliners

At boulavogue as the sun was setting

O'er bright may meadows of shelmalier

A rebel hand set the heather blazing

And brought the neighbors from far and near

Then father murphy from old kilcormack

Spurred up the rocks with a warning cry

Arm arm he cried for i've come to lead you

For ireland's freedom we fight and die

He led us on gainst the coming soldiers

The cowardly yeomen we put to flight

Twas at the harrow the boys of wexford

Showed bookey's regiment how men could fight

Look out for hirelings king george of england

Search every country where breathes a slave

For father murphy from the county wexford

Sweeps o'er the land like a mighty wave

At vinegar hill o'er the pleasant slaney

Our heroes vainly stood back to back

And the yeos at tullow took father murphy

And burned his body upon the rack

God grant you glory brave father murphy

And open heaven to all your men

For the cause that called you may call tomorrow

In another fight for the green again