Let The People Sing - This Land Is Your Land Medley - Kieran Davenport


(Let the People Sing)
[Verse]
For those who are in love here's a song that's warm and tender,
Those who are oppressed in song you can protest,
So liberate your mind and give your soul expression,
Open up your hearts and I'll sing for you this song.

[Chorus]
Let the people sing, ah, 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, ah, their spirits free,
Ah, the songs of yours and of mine.

[Verse]
Twas back in ancient times, when the bard would tell a story,
Of the heroes, of the villain, of the chieftains in the glen,
Through Elizabethan times and Cromwellian wars and fury,
Put the pipers to the sword, killed our harpers and our bards.

[Chorus]
Let the people sing, ah, 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 spirits free,
The songs of yours and of mine.

[Verse]
Ireland, land of song, your music lives forever,
In your mountains, in your valleys, in your streets in Crossmaglen,
Your music has survived through famine and oppression,
To the generations gone, I'll sing for you this song.

[Chorus]
Let the people sing, ah, 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 spirits free,
The 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,
This land was made for you and me.

[Verse]
As I was walking by though Shannon waters,
Hand in hand with my little daughter,
Hear the church bell ringing, and the people singing,
Ah, 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 St. Pauli,
Ah, this land was made for you and me.

[Verse]
I climbed the mountain, saw a crystal fountain,
And I watched the waves roar from the rocky sea shore,
Her eyes were gleaming, she cried, "Oh, Daddy,
Ah, 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,
Ah, 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 tried there and the men who died there singing,
Ah, this land is made for you and me.

[Chorus]
Ah, 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,
Ah, this land was made for you and me,
Singing this land was made for you and me.