James Connolly

Marchin' down O'Connell Street
 With the Starry Plough on high
 Here comes the Citizen's Army
 With their fists raised in the sky
 Leading them was a mighty man
 With a mad rage in his eye
 "My name is James Connolly
 I didn't come here to die"
 "But to fight for the rights of the working man
 The small farmer too
 To protect the proletariat
 From the bosses and their screws
 So hold on to your rifles, boys
 Don't give up the dream
 Of a Republic for the workin' class
 Economic liberty"
 Then Jem cries out:
 "Oh Citizens, this system is a curse
 An English boss is a monster
 An Irish one is worse
 They'll never lock us out again
 And here's the reason why
 "My name is James Connolly
 I didn't come here to die"
 "But to fight for the rights of the working man
 The small farmer too
 To protect the proletariat
 From the bosses and their screws
 So hold on to your rifles, boys
 Don't give up the dream
 Of a Republic for the workin' class
 Economic liberty"
 Now over in the GPO
 With the bullets whizzin' by
 Is Pearse and Sean McDermott
 They're telling each other goodbye
 Up steps our citizen leader
 As he roars out to the sky
 "My name is James Connolly
 I didn't come here to die"
 "But to fight for the rights of the working man
 The small farmer too
 To protect the proletariat
 From the bosses and their screws
 So hold on to your rifles, boys
 Don't give up the dream
 Of a Republic for the workin' class
 Economic liberty"
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 We fought them to a standstill
 While the flames lit up the sky
 'Til a bullet pierced our leader
 And we gave up on the fight
 They shot him in Kilmainham jail
 But they'll never stop his cry
 "My name is James Connolly
 I didn't come here to die"
 "But to fight for the rights of the working man
 The small farmer too
 To protect the proletariat
 From the bosses and their screws
 So hold on to your rifles, boys
 Don't give up the dream
 Of a Republic for the workin' class
 Economic liberty"
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 "So hold on to your rifles, boys
 Don't give up the dream
 Of a Republic for the workin' class
 Economic liberty"