Joe McDonnell Wolfe Tones
<i></i>Joe Mc Donnell Capo On 4th Fret or what suits your voice
Oh me na[G]me is Joe McDonnell from B[C]elfast town I c[G]ame,
That cit[C]y I will [G]never see ag[D]ain
For in the town of Belfast I spent m[C]any happy da[G]ys
I Lo[C]ve that town in O[G]h so many wa[D]ys
For it's [Am]there I spe[C]nt my c[Am]hildhood and found for [C]me a wi[G]fe
I th[Am]en set ou[C]t to ma[G]ke for her a l[D]ife
B[G]ut all my young ambitions met with bit[C]terness and h[G]ate
I soon f[C]ound myself in[G]side a prison g[D]ate
(Chorus)
And you da[Am]re to c[C]all me a t[Am]errorist while y[Am]ou look do[C]wn your g[D]un
When I t[Am]hink of a[C]ll the de[G]eds that you have d[D]one
You have p[G]lundered many nations divided many lands
You have t[C]errorised their pe[Am]ople you ruled w[C]ith an iron ha[D]nd
And you br[G]ought this reign of terror to my la[D]nd
[(2)]Through those many months internment in the Maidstone and the Maze
I thought about my land throughout those days
Why my country was divided why I was now in jail
Imprisoned without crime or without trial
And though I love my country I am not a bitter man
I've seen cruelty and injustice at first hand
So then one fateful morning I shook bold freedom's hand
For right or wrong I'D tried to free my land
(Repeat chorus)
Then one cold October morning trapped in a lion's den
I found myself in prison once again
I was committed to the H-Blocks for 14 years or more
On the blanket the conditions they were poor
Then a hunger strike we did commence for the dignity of man
But it seemed to me that no one gave a damn
Ah But now I am a saddened man I watched my comrades die
If only people cared or wondered why
(Repeat chorus)
May God shine on you Bobby Sands for the courage you have shown
May your glory and your fame be widely known
And Francis Hughes and Ray Mc Creesh who died unselfishly
And Patsy O Hara and the next in line is me
And those who lie behind me, may your courage be the same
And I pray to God my life is not in vain
Ah but sad and bitter was the year of 1981
For everything is lost and nothing's won
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