Lyrics - The Bold Black And Tan by Lloyd

The
Bold
Black and
Tan
Says
Lloyd-
George to
Macpherson, "l give you the sack,
To uphold law and order you haven't the knack,
I'll send over
Greenwood, a much stronger man,
And fill up the
Green
Isle with the bold
Black and
Tan."
He sent them all over to pillage and loot
And burn down the houses, the inmates to shoot ."
To re-conquer
Ireland, he said, is my plan
With
Macready and
Co. and his bold
Black and
Tan."
The town of
Balbriggan they've burned to the ground
While bullets
Like hailstones were whizzing around;
And women left homeless by this evil clan.
They've waged war on the children, the bold
Black and
Tan.
From
Dublin to
Cork and from
Thurles to
Mayo
Lies a trail of destruction wherever they go;
With
England to help and fierce passions to fan,
She must feel bloody proud of her bold
Black and
Tan.
Ah, then not by the terrors of
England's foul horde,
For ne'er could a nation be ruled by the sword;
For our country we'll have yet in spite of her plan
Or ten times the number of bold
Black and
Tan.
We defeated
Conscription in spite of their threats,
And we're going to defeat old
Lloyd-
George and his pets;
For
Ireland and
Freedom we're here to a man,
And we'll humble the pride of the bold
Black and
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