(Let the People Sing)
[Verse]
For those who are in love here's a song that's warm and tender,
For those who are oppressed in song you can protest,
So liberate your mind and give your soul expression,
And open up your hearts and I'll sing for you this song.
[Chorus]
Let the people sing their stories and their songs,
The music of their native land,
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy,
Join us hand in hand.
All across this ancient land,
Throughout the test of time,
It was music that kept their our free,
Those songs of yours and of mine.
(Take It Down From The Mast)
[Chorus]
Take it down from the mast, Irish traitors,
It's flag we Republicans claim,
It will never belong to Free Staters,
You have brought on it nothing but shame.
[Verse]
So leave it to those who are willing,
To uphold it through war and in peace,
To men who intend to do killings,
Until England's tyranny is ceased.
[Chorus]
Take it down from the mast, Irish traitors,
It's flag we Republicans claim,
It will never belong to Free Staters,
You have brought on it nothing but shame.
[Verse]
Well, you murdered our brave Liam and Rory,
You butchered young Richard and Joe,
Your hands with their blood are still gory,
From doing the work of the foe.
[Chorus]
Take it down from the mast, Irish traitors,
It's flag we Republicans claim,
It'll never belong to Free Staters,
You have brought on it nothing but shame.
(Let The People Sing)
[Verse]
Well, it was back in ancient times, when the bard would tell his stories,
Of heroes, of villains, of chieftains in the glens,
Through Elizabethan times and Cromwellian wars and fury,
Put our pipers to the sword, killed our harpers and our bards.
[Chorus]
Let the people sing their stories and their songs,
And the music of their native land,
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy,
Join us hand in hand.
All across this ancient land,
Throughout the test of time,
It was music that kept our spirits free,
Those songs of yours and of mine.
(This Land Is Your Land)
[Chorus]
This land is your land, this land is my land,
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of Free Derry,
Oh, this land was made for you and me.
[Verse]
As I went walking by the Shannon waters,
Hand in hand with my little daughter,
Hear the church bell ringing, and the children singing,
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus]
This land is your land, this land is my land,
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of Free Derry,
Oh, this land was made for you and me.
[Verse]
Then I climbed the mountain, saw the crystal fountain,
And I heard a great roar for the rocky sea shore,
Her eyes were gleaming, she creid "oh Daddy,
Oh, this land was made for you and me."
[Chorus]
This land is your land, this land is my land,
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of Free Derry,
Oh, this land was made for you and me.
[Verse]
Then I walked her home by the old church steeple,
Proud of my country, proud of my people,
For the men who cried there and the men who died there singing,
This land is made for you and me.
[Chorus]
This land is your land, this land is my land,
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of Free Derry,
Oh, this land was made for you and me.
[Chorus]
This land is your land, this land is my land,
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of Free Derry,
Singing, this land was made for you and me.
(Let The People Sing)
[Verse]
Well, Ireland, land of song, your music lives forever,
In your valleys, in your mountains, in your hills and in your glens,
Your music did survive through famine and oppression,
To the generations gone, we'll sing for you this song.
[Chorus]
Let the people sing their stories and their songs,
And the music of their native land,
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy,
Join us hand in hand.
All across this ancient land,
Throughout the test of time,
It was music that kept our spirits free,
Those songs of yours and of mine,
Yes, those songs of yours and of mine.