John McDermott - The Minstrel Boy

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- Lyrics -

The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone
In the ranks of death you will find him
His father's sword he hath girded on
And his wild harp slung behind him
"Land of Song!" said the warrior bard
"Tho' all the world betrays thee
One sword at least thy rights shall guard
One faithful harp shall praise thee!"

The Minstrel fell! But the foeman's chain
Could not bring that proud soul under
The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again
For he tore its chords asunder
And said "No chains shall sully thee
Thou soul of love and brav'ry!
Thy songs were made for the pure and free
They shall never sound in slavery!"

"Land of Song!" said the warrior bard
"Tho' all the world betrays thee
One sword at least thy rights shall guard
One faithful harp shall praise thee!"

Category:

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• minstrel
• boy

[unohoo29]

This will always remind me of my beloved grandfather. Thanks

[LadyGreyCarolyn]

@unohoo29

Thanks to you for leaving your comment! :) All the best to you!

[moniquewass]

Lady G.....I'm confused! You speak many languages & have many phone

numbers on your site. Also.... so much access to John's material.

Are you a real person or a number of different people serving this site.

Just curios ? *(^_^)*

Doug

[LadyGreyCarolyn]

@moniquewass

I clear your confusion in a private message! :-)

[moniquewass]

Thx for posting all these songs by John.

It's been a long time since he recorded some of my songs.(1977-1979)

He was just a youngster then..... but had the voice.

I'm catching up on his music.

Again..... thx. *(^_^)*

Doug

[LadyGreyCarolyn]

@moniquewass

You're more than welcome, and thanks again to you!!! :)

[LadyGreyCarolyn]

@moniquewass

Hi Doug! Thanks a lot for your support (watching and commenting on my videos), it's much appreciated!!! =)

[moniquewass]

Again..... a nice posting Lady G.

Cheers; 

Doug

[LadyGreyCarolyn]

@eachtem

Thanks very much, Eddie, for watching and commenting on my video!!! :-)

Greetings from Turin,

Paola

[eachtem]

Thank you Ireland! And thank you Carolyn for supporting our real life Super Hero "Kevin Annett." We are like kindred spirits...

Sincerely, Eddie Achtem - Calgary