The Ballad of Gerard Casey (Gerard Casey) Piosenki irlandzkich rebeliantów
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In the
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Gerard
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Gerard
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Gerard
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Gerard
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For his
D
song I will sing of a Bm
brave young IrishmanIn the
A
struggle for freedom to G
free IreD
landHe
D
joined the IRA and Bm
became a volunteerTo his
A
comrades in arms he G
never showed no D
fear.Volun
D
teer Gerard Casey freedom Bm
fighter to allTo the
A
plight of his country he G
answered the D
callAnd when
D
on active service he'd Bm
never ask whyOur
A
brave volunteer was G
not afraid to D
dieRef. Oh, this
D
man from North Antrim, oh, I'm Bm
sure you've all heard tellGerard
A
Casey's the name, RaG
sharkin he did D
dwell.Oh, he
D
fought for his country and he Bm
gave up his life.For his
A
family and friends and G
darling young D
wife.In
D
his younger days he lived Bm
life to the fullPlaying
A
Gaelic Football G
things were not so D
dull.D
Working with his father while he Bm
served out his timeTo set
A
Ireland free, to G
him it was no D
crime.No
D
stranger to harassment at the Bm
hands of the foeHe was
A
tortured and arrested to G
Castlereagh he D
goOh,
D
threatened by imprisonment and Bm
death in the endOur
A
brave volunteer to G
them he would not D
bend.Ref. Oh, this
D
man from North Antrim, oh, I'm Bm
sure you've all heard tellGerard
A
Casey's the name, RaG
sharkin he did D
dwell.Oh, he
D
fought for his country and he Bm
gave up his life.For his
A
family and friends and G
darling young D
wife.Cruel
D
British assassins in the Bm
cover of darkA
Headed for Rasharkin G
onto Shamrock D
ParkD
With their guns of terror they Bm
burst through the doorAnd the
A
cowards went looking for the G
family man of D
four.They
D
found him with his wife and his Bm
baby girl in bedThey
A
sprayed those English bullets and G
left Gerard Casey D
deadThe
D
cowards had fled but the sadness that Bm
nightFor his
A
wife and young family would G
keep on the D
fight.Ref. Oh, this
D
man from North Antrim, oh, I'm Bm
sure you've all heard tellGerard
A
Casey's the name, RaG
sharkin he did D
dwell.Oh, he
D
fought for his country and he Bm
gave up his life.For his
A
family and friends and G
darling young D
wife.His
D
funeral at St. Mary's dark Bm
forces of the crownA
A
large crowds defied them as the G
rain lashed D
downThe
D
piper he played, oh, fareBm
well at the graveIn
A
memory of Gerard who was the G
bravest of the D
brave.Our
D
gallant volunteer from North Bm
Antrim BrigadeAnd the
A
rain swept the graveyard was G
where he was D
laidVolun
D
teers who've gone before him who Bm
lie in a plotGerard
A
Casey and their names will G
never be forD
gottenRef. Oh, this
D
man from North Antrim, oh, I'm Bm
sure you've all heard tellGerard
A
Casey's the name, RaG
sharkin he did D
dwell.Oh, he
D
fought for his country and he Bm
gave up his life.For his
A
family and friends and G
darling young D
wife.Ref. Oh, this
D
man from North Antrim, oh, I'm Bm
sure you've all heard tellGerard
A
Casey's the name, RaG
sharkin he did D
dwell.Oh, he
D
fought for his country and he Bm
gave up his life.For his
A
family and friends and G
darling young D
wife.
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