Fairport Convention - John Condon

      [Intro]
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[Verse]
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Just a day, another day
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Beneath the Belgian sun
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Passed grave on grave, row upon row
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Until I see the name, John Condon

[Verse]
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Carved in stone with harp and crown
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Little crosses in the ground
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And standing there, my silent prayer
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Is for this boy who died a soldier

[Chorus]
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Wee lad will not grow old
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Heroes who don't come home
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Here they lie in Belgian fields
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In fields of wheat

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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Just a recruit in soldiers' blue
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From Ireland's shores to here
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This living hell, this cold (could tell)
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Where young men die like you, John Condon

[Verse]
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And all around, the harp and crown
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The crosses in the ground
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Stands up and proves the bitter truth
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The waste of youth that lies forgotten

[Chorus]
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Wee lad will not grow old
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Heroes who won't come home
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Here they lie in Belgian fields
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In fields of wheat

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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Now tell me John, 'fore I go on
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What did you come in here for?
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With Ireland's home, your life untold
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Fourteen years old to die a soldier

[Bridge]
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And all around, the harp and crown
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The crosses in the ground
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What cause to serve, so underserved
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Heroes that don’t come home
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Sing out for all their souls
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Here they lie in Belgian fields
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In fields of wheat

[Outro]
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