Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Marchin' down O'Connell street
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With a Starry Plough on high
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Here comes the Citizen's Army
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With their fists raised to the sky
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And leadin' them was a mighty man
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With a mad rage in his eye
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"My name is James Connolly
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I didn't come here to die"
[Pre-Chorus]
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But to fight for the rights of the workin' man
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The small farmer too
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To protect the proletariat
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From the bosses and their screws
[Chorus]
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So hold onto your rifles, boys
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Don't give up the dream
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D Republic for the workin' class
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Economic...
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liberty!
[Verse 2]
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Then Jem cries out, "Oh, citizens
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This system is a curse
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An English boss is a monster
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An Irish one is worse
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They'll never lock us out again
And here's the reason why
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My name is James Connolly
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I didn't come here to die"
[Pre-Chorus]
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But to fight for the rights of the workin' man
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The small farmer too
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To protect the proletariat
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From the bosses and their screws
[Chorus]
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So hold onto your rifles, boys
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Don't give up the dream
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D Republic for the workin' class
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Economic...
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liberty!
[Verse 3]
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Now over in the GPO
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With the bullets whizzin' by
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There's Pearse and Sean McDermott
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They're tellin' each other goodbye
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Up steps our citizen leaders
As he roars out to the sky:
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My name is James Connolly
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I didn't come here to die"
[Pre-Chorus]
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But to fight for the rights of the workin' man
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The small farmer too
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To protect the proletariat
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From the bosses and their screws
[Chorus]
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So hold onto your rifles, boys
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Don't give up the dream
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D Republic for the workin' class
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Economic...
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liberty!
[Accordion Solo]
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[Accordion Solo] (Bass and guitar drop out)
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[Verse 4] (accordion drops out)
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We fought them to a standstill
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While the flames lit up the sky
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Till a bullet pierced our leader
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And we gave up on the fight
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They shot him in Kilmainham Gaol
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But they'll never stop his cry
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My name is James Connolly
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I didn't come here to die"
[Pre-Chorus] (accordion returns)
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But to fight for the rights of the workin' man
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The small farmer too
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To protect the proletariat
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From the bosses and their screws
[Chorus]
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So hold onto your rifles, boys
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Don't give up the dream
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D Republic for the workin' class
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Economic...
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liberty! Hey!
[Accordion Solo] (slows to half-time)
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[Chorus]
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So hold onto your rifles, boys
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Don't give up the dream
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D Republic for the workin' class
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Economic liberty
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