In Mountjoy jail one Monday morning, High upon the gallow`s tree, Just before he faced the hangman, in his dreary prison cell, British soldiers tortured Barry, Just because he would not tell, The names of his brave comrades, And other things they wished to know, "Turn informer or we`ll kill you", Kevin Barry answered "No". Calmly standing to attention, While he bade his last farewell, To his broken-hearted mother, who`s sad grief, no one can tell. For the cause he proudly cher (guitartabs.cc)
