SEAN SOUTH (OF GARRYOWEN)
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- Song Title
- SEAN SOUTH (OF GARRYOWEN)
- Writers
- Publisher
- ESSEX MUSIC, INC. (ASCAP)
- Co-Publisher
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Non-TRO Affiliate
- % Publisher Controls
- 100%
- Territory Controlled
- US AND CANADA
- Themes/Keywords
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1960's, Battle, Death, Fight, Ireland, New Year, Night, Sad, Soldiers, War
- Lyrics
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It was on a dreary new year’s day as the shades of night came down,
A lorry load of volunteers approached a border town.
There were men from Dublin and from Cork, Formanagh and Tyrone,
But the leader was a Lim’rick man, Sean South of Garryowen.
And as they moved along the street up to the barrack door,
They scorned the danger they would meet, the fate that lay in store.
They were fighting for old Ireland’s cause to claim our very own,
And the foremost of that gallant band, Sean South of Garryowen.
But the sergeant foiled their daring plan; he spied them through the door.
Then the sten guns and rifles soon a hail of death did pour.
And when that awful night was passed, two men lay cold as stone.
There was one from the border and one from Garryowen.
No more he’ll hear the seagull cry or the murm’ring Shannon tide,
For he fell beneath the northern sky, O’Hanlan by his side.
He has gone to join that gallant band of Plunkett, Pearce and Tone,
A martyr for old Ireland, Sean South of Garryowen.VIEW COMPLETE FEWER LYRICS
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