Wolfe Tones - Bold Fenian Men lyrics

See who comes over the red blossomed heather Their green banners kissing the pure mountain air Heads erect, eyes front, stepping proudly together Freedom sits throned on each proud spirit there Down the hill twining, their blessed steel shining Like rivers of beauty that flow from each glen From mountain and valley 'tis Liberty's rally Out and make way for the Bold Fenian Men! We've men from the Nore, from the Suir and Shannon Let the tyrant come forth, we bring force against force Our pen is the sword and our voice is the cannon Rifle for rifle and horse against horse We've made the false Saxon yield many a red battlefield God on our side, we will triumph again Pay them back woe for woe, give them back blow for blow Out and make way for the Bold Fenian Men! Side by side for the cause have our forefathers battled When our hills never echoed the tread of a slave In many a field where the leaden hail rattled Through the red gap of glory they marched to their grave And those who inherit their name and their spirit Will march 'neath the banners of liberty then: All who love foreign law - native or Sa**anach Must out and make way for the Bold Fenian Men!