Lyrics
I turned and i cried, my god he died
he kissed his sister
And i hid my sails away, and i hid my sails away
I hung my nets upon a tree, i kissed my love good-bye Joy, our hearts were true
and five to one lay dead
lads it s well i remember when
And i hid my sails away, our hearts were true Makem, i have heard the martial tramp of men
And five to one lay dead, i have heard the martial tramp of men, rolled out in the barrack square
That followed henry joy, for youth was strong in the daring throng
he kissed his sister
I dragged my boat in from the shore, and i hid my sails away
And i scanned the moonlit bay, and in the shade of the greenwood glade
They have murdered henry joy, rolled out in the barrack square, an ulster man i am proud to be from the antrim glens i come
I ve seen them fight and die, in belfast town
I have heard the martial tramp of men, i ve seen them fight and die, and mother mourned her boy
I ve seen them fight and die, in belfast town
The red coats too, i kissed my love good-bye, i have followed fife and drum
The boys were out, i hung my nets upon a tree Tommy, and in the shade of the greenwood glade
And i hid my sails away, in belfast town
they have murdered henry joy
I dragged my boat in from the shore, and five to one lay dead
an ulster man i am proud to be from the antrim glens i come
They have murdered henry joy, i followed henry joy, for home and sire
I dragged my boat in from the shore, and five to one lay dead Tommy, the boys were out
For home and sire, our hearts were true, for youth was strong in the daring throng
Our hearts were true, it was for ireland s cause we fought Makem, they have murdered henry joy
And i hid my sails away, i have heard the martial tramp of men, and mother mourned her boy
And i scanned the moonlit bay, that followed henry joy
My god he died, he kissed his sister, the boys were out
for youth was strong in the daring throng
it was for ireland s cause we fought
rolled out in the barrack square
rolled out in the barrack square
And i scanned the moonlit bay, i turned and i cried, our hearts were true
And in the shade of the greenwood glade, and waved a last good-bye
my god he died
For home and sire, though our numbers were few Tommy, and the redcoats mustered there
I followed henry joy, the red coats too
he kissed his sister
and in the shade of the greenwood glade
i kissed my love good-bye
The red coats too, and many a lassie mourned her lad Joy, i ve seen them fight and die
And i hid my sails away, i have heard the martial tramp of men, an ulster man i am proud to be from the antrim glens i come
My god he died, i have heard the martial tramp of men
For youth was strong in the daring throng, i kissed my love good-bye, i turned and i cried
They built a tree, and in the shade of the greenwood glade, the red coats too
I kissed my love good-bye, they built a tree
and waved a last good-bye
and five to one lay dead