The Clancy Brothers - Whack Fol the Diddle

Kevin Barry

In Mountjoy jail one Monday morning
High upon the gallows tree
Kevin Barry gave his young life
For the cause of liberty

But a lad of eighteen summers
Yet no true man can deny
As he walked to death that morning
He proudly held his head on high

Another martyr for old Erin
Another murder for the crown
The British laws may crush the Irish
But cannot keep their spirits down

Just before he faced the hangman
In his dreary prison cell
The British soldiers tortured Barry
Just because he would not tell

The names of all his brave companions
And other things they wished to know
Turn informer or we'll kill you
Kevin Barry answered no

Another martyr for old Erin
Another murder for the crown
The British laws may crush the Irish
But cannot keep their spirits down



Credits
Writer(s): Pat Clancy, Liam Clancy, Tom Clancy, Tommy Makem
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  3. Kelly the Boy From Killanne
  4. Kevin Barry
  5. Nell Flaherty's Drake
  6. O' Donnell Aboo
  7. The Croppy Boy
  8. The Foggy Dew
  9. The Men of the West
  10. The Minstrel Boy

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  2. Whack Fol the Diddle
  3. Classics by The Clancy Brothers
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  5. I Love Music (Only Original Recondings)
  6. I Love Music - Only Original Recondings
  7. The Rising of the Moon
  8. The Diamond Collection (Original Recordings)
  9. The Diamond Collection
  10. Irish Folk Collection - 40 Tracks for St Patrick's Day

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