BARRY'S COLUMN

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Song Title
BARRY'S COLUMN
Writers
Stanton
Publisher
ESSEX MUSIC INTERNATIONAL, INC. (ASCAP)
Co-Publisher
TRO Affiliate
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
US AND CANADA
Lyrics
(Spoken)
They came on the promise of big money – blood money. They terrorized the country from east to west, from north to south, for the Black and Tan gangsters from Dartmoor and Peterhead reckoned without the boys of Barry’s Flying Column.

(sung)
From east to west,
From north to south,
They tried to hunt the Column out,
But the Tans were forced to go without
The boys of Barry’s Column.
This prison scum of Brown and Black,
No tanks or war equipment lack,
For a’ they see they’ll no get back
From the boys of Barry’s Column.

CHORUS
O’ but isn’t it great to see
The Tommies and the R. I. C.
Black and Tans and sailors flee
Away from Barry’s Column.

From prison cells they came to stay,
And wipe our Irish boys away,
But o’ the lovely holiday
Was foiled by Barry’s Column.
Lloyd George might have some wily tricks
On how the volunteers to fix,
But all his Black and Tans were sick
To think of Barry’s Column. (Chorus)

Along the lonely road they wind,
Down in front around behind.
We’re sorry for that village was mined
By the lads of Barry’s Column.
They stopped to rest just for a spell,
Some hand grenades among them fell,
You share them out among yourselves,
Said the lads of Barry’s Column. (Chorus)

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
DIARMUID O'NEILL World Confident, Confrontational, Rebellious Accordion, Drums, Vocal 2010's Buy >
WOLFHOUND Singer/Songwriter Confrontational, Rebellious Group Sing, Guitar, Vocal 2000's Buy >

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