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   “Tis the Green- oh the Green 'tis the colour of the true”

   

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   'Tis the Green - oh the Green 'tis the colour of the true, And we'll back it against the orange and we'll raise it o'er the blue, For the colour of our father-land alone should here be seen - 'Tis the colour of our martyred dead our own immortal green. Chorus: Then up for the green, boys, and up for the green! Oh! 'tis down to the dust and a shame to be seen; But we've hands - oh we've hands boys, full strong enough I ween, To rescue and to raise again our own immortal green. II They may say they have power 'tis vain to oppose - 'Tis better to obey and live, than surly die as foes; But we scorn all their threats, boys, whatever they may mean, For we trust in God above us and we dearly love the green,

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora Donovan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Coolagh More, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr T. O' Donovan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 56

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Coolagh More, Co. Cork