[Verse]
In the north of the world, in a cold little land,
With the snow blowing over the sky,
The hawk and the eagle soar mighty and free,
The songbird gets ready to die.

[Chorus]
Laughter and joy, hush-a-bye, lie you down,
Come strangers and take you away,
Dream of your freedom, then your awake,
Day after day, after day, after day.

[Verse]
When England, her mighty, the world was her own,
With big ships, sailed in from the sea,
And men of all coloured were chained to her throne,
But struggled through time to be free.

[Chorus]
Laughter and joy, hush-a-bye, lie you down,
Come strangers and take you away,
Dream of your freedom, then your awake,
Day after day, after day, after day.

[Verse]
In the cage of the master, the lark would not sing,
While his own life it was fading away,
And sipped only water but ate not his corn,
Day after day, after day, after day.

[Chorus]
Laughter and joy, hush-a-bye, lie you down,
Come strangers and take you away,
Dream of your freedom, then your awake,
Day after day, after day, after day.

[Verse]
In the north of the world, in a cold little land,
With the snow blowing over the sky,
The hawk and the eagle soar mighty and free,
Bobby Sands gets ready to die.