(Billy Reid)
[Verse]
Sing you a song of a terrible wrong,
When the flags they all flew at half mast,
When a man he lay dead, he'd been riddled with lead,
And he died on the streets of Belfast.

[Chorus]
Oh, and the radio said, "Is another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
But they never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Verse]
It happened one day, when the bold IRA,
Went out to fight for their land,
With an old Thompson, put the troops on the run,
And return to home was their plan.

[Chorus]
Oh, and the radio said, "Is another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
But they never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Verse]
While returning the guns, Billy met British Huns,
And when the fight had begun,
His position was dire and his gun wouldn't fire,
So he died with that old Thompson gun.

[Chorus]
Oh, and the radio said, "Is another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
But they never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Verse]
Although he lay dead, he was kicked in the head,
By the hair they dragged him around,
But they still fear him yet and they'll never forget,
How brave Billy Reid stood his ground.

[Chorus]
Oh, and the radio said, "Is another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
But they never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

[Verse]
If ye think he was right, come and join in our fight,
And help to free Belfast,
For the blood that he shed and although he lies dead,
In our hearts his memory will last.

[Chorus]
Oh, and the radio said, "Is another shot dead,
And he died with a gun in his hand",
But they never said why Billy Reid had to die,
For he died to free Ireland.

(Take Me Home To Mayo)
[Chorus]
So, take me home to Mayo, across the Irish Sea,
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free,
Please take me home to Mayo and let my body lie,
Home at last in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.

[Verse]
My name is Michael Gaughan, from Ballina I came,
And I saw my people suffering, swore to break their chains,
I raised the flag in England, prepared to fight or die,
Far away from Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.

[Chorus]
So, take me home to Mayo, across the Irish Sea,
Home to dear old Mayo, where once I roamed so free,
Please take me home to Mayo and let my body lie,
Home at last in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.

[Verse]
My body's cold and hungry, Parkhurst jail I lie,
For the loving of my country, on hunger strike I'll die,
I have just one last yearing, I pray you'll not deny,
That's bury me in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.

[Chorus]
So, take me home to Mayo, across the Irish Sea,
Home to dear old Mayo, where once I roamed so free,
Please take me home to Mayo and let my body lie,
Home at last in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.

[Chorus]
So, take me home to Mayo, across the Irish Sea,
Home to dear old Mayo, where once I roamed so free,
Please take me home to Mayo and let my body lie,
Home at last in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.

[Chorus]
So, take me home to Mayo, across the Irish Sea,
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free,
Please take me home to Mayo and let my body lie,
Home at last in Mayo, beneath an Irish.