Kevin Barry

In Mountjoy jail one Monday morning

High upon the gallows tree

Kevin Barry gave his young life

For the cause of liberty

But a lad of eighteen summers

Yet no throw man can deny

As he walked to death that morning

He proudly held his head on high

Another martyr for old Ireland

Another murder for the crown

Brutal laws may crash the Irish

But can't keep their spirit down

Just before he faced the hangman

In his dreary prison cell

Law British soldiers tortured Barry

Just because he would not tell

The names of his brave companions

And other things they wished to know

Turn informer or we'll kill you

Kevin Barry answered no

Another martyr for old Ireland

Another murder for the crown

Oh brutal laws may crash the Irish

But can't keep their spirit down