Pangur Ban - The Ballad Of George And Pop

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On the slopes of the Creggan one morning in May,
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Four lads left their base with hearts young and gay,
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Their cause was for freedom a cause undenied,
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  And that foreign oppressor they went to defy.
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While patroling our streets they met with the foe,
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  And with guns at the ready our lads had a go.



[Chorus]
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So we`ll raise up our hands and we`ll curse that British hand,
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Who tore out the very hearts of men who dared to cross their path,
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But my heart is broke in two, won`t you tell me what to do,
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They couldn`t stop poor George and Pop and they`ll not stop me and you.


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For the place it went silent when the shooting died down,
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Two young lads they lay dead on the streets of our town,
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Another two lives lost for the ongoing fight,
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 And in Derry were mourned on that fateful night.


[Chorus]
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So we`ll raise up our hands and we`ll curse that British hand,
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Who tore out the very hearts of men who dared to cross their path,
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But my heart is broke in two, won`t you tell me what to do,
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They couldn`t stop poor George and Pop and they`ll not stop me and you.


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Now Georgie and Pop     they lie cold as stone,
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 They died fighting for Derry, their own native home,
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So always remember  and don`t ever forget,
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 They died fighting for Ireland and we owe them debt.


[Chorus]
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So we`ll raise up our hands and we`ll curse that British hand,
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Who tore out the very hearts of men who dared to cross their path,
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But my heart is broke in two, won`t you tell me what to do,
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They couldn`t stop poor George and Pop and they`ll NEVER stop me and you.