[Verse 1] C It was on a dreary new year's eve, F G C as the shades of night came down. F C A lorry load of volunteers, Am F G approached the border town. C F C There were men from Dublin and from Cork, Am F G Fermanagh and Tyrone. C Am And their leader was a Limerick man, F G C Sean South from Garryowen. [Verse 2] C And as they moved along the streets, F G C up to the barrack door. F C They scorned the danger they might face, Am F G the fate that lay in store. C F C They were fighting for old Ireland’s cause, Am F G to claim their very own. C Am And the foremost of that gallant band, F G C was South from Garryowen. [Verse 3] C But the sergeant foiled their daring plan, F G C he spied them through the door. F C Then the Sten guns and the rif-les Am F G a hail of death did pour. C F C And when that awful night was past, Am F G two men lay as cold as stone. C Am There was one from near the border, F G C and one from Garryowen. [Verse 4] C No more he'll hear the seagull cry, F G C or the murmuring Shannon tide. F C For he fell beneath a Northern sky, Am F G brave Hanlon by his side. C F C They have gone to join that gallant band, Am F G of Plunkett, Pearse and Tone. C Am A martyr for old Ireland, F G C Sean South from Garryowen.
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