Lyrics - The Men Of The West by Clancy Brothers

The
Men of the
West (
William
Rooney)
When you honor in song and in story
The names of the patriot men,
Whose valor has covered with glory
Full many a mountain and glen,
Forget not the boys of the heather
Who rallied their bravest and best
When
Ireland was broken in
Wexford
And looked for revenge to the
West.cho:
I give you the gallant old
West, boys,
Where rallied our bravest and best
When
Ireland lay broken and bleeding;
Hurrah for the men of the
West!
The hilltops with glory were glowing'
Twas the eve of a bright harvest day,
When the ship we'd been wearily waiting
Sailed into
Killala's broad bay.
And over the hills went the slogan
To awaken in every breast
The fire that has never been quenched, boys,
Among the true hearts of the
West.cho:
Killala was ours ere the midnight,
And high over
Ballina town
Our banners in triumph were waving
Before the next sun had gone down.
We gathered to speed the good work, boys
The true men from near and afar;
And history can tell how we routed
The redcoats through old
Castlebar.cho:
And pledge me the stout sons of
France, boys,
Bold
Humbert and all his brave men,
Whose tramp, like the trumpet of battle,
Brought hope to the drooping again.
Since
Ireland has caught to her bosom
On many a mountain and hill
The gallants who fell, so they're here, boys,
To cheer us to victory still.cho:
Though all the bright dreamings we cherished
Went down in disaster and woe,
The spirit of old is still with us
That never would bend to the foe.
And
Connaught is ready whenever
The loud rolling tuck of the drum
Rings out to awaken the echoes
And tell us the morning has come.cho:
Recorded by
Clancys,
Patrick
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