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A tribute to the great leader of the Irish resistance Michael Collins.

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Green mountains and rivers,
the Emerald Isle,
a nation occupied
for eight hundred years.
Now is the time
to rise up and fight,
and get the freedom that was taken from us.

We have a hero in
I-RE-LAND!
Our brave "Big Fella" in
I-RE-LAND!

As statesman and as commander,
his bravery encourages US IN BATTLE!
Our soldiers must hold the line
to send these invaders out.

We have a hero in
I-RE-LAND! (I-RE-LAND!)
The Harp Flag will wave again.

WILL WAVE AGAIN!
In a free and glorious land.

Caps and rifles
across the fields,
guns in the pub
at quarter to six.
Now is the time
to rise up and fight,
and get the freedom that was taken from us.

We have a hero in
I-RE-LAND!
Our brave "Big Fella" in
I-RE-LAND!

And this hero has a name,
a name that everyone knows (MICHAEL COLLINS!)
He commands our liberators
and makes the enemy ashamed.

We have a hero in
I-RE-LAND! (I-RE-LAND!)
The Harp Flag will wave again.

Now is the time to rise up and fight,
and get the freedom that was taken from us.
Now is the time to rise up and fight,
TO RISE'UP AND FIGHT!
Right now is the time
TO RISE'UP AND FIGHT!
NOW IS THE TIME FOR IRELAND!

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from From The Plough To The Stars- A Celtic Punk Celebration Of Irish Rebel Songs, released February 24, 2023
The Drink Hunters are a Celtic-Folk-Punk band from Barcelona, Catalonia. Taken from 'Lurking Behind The Woods'.
drinkhunters.bandcamp.com/album/lurking-behind-the-woods
The band changed their name to Drunken Fighters in 2019
www.facebook.com/drunkenfighters

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The London Celtic Punks London, UK

For drunx, celtic-punx and vagabonds!
"There's always been a strong argument that folk music is the original rebel music. The music of the people and historically through that music the people challenged the land owners, challenged the state and wrote the stories that recounted these acts; Therefore it could be argued that folk was in fact the first real punk rock" ... more

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