In Dublin town in 1916 a flame of freedom did arise
A group of men with determination
Caught an empire by surprise
Through the streets our men were marching
They rallied with their hopes and fears
And the Enda boys came searching
For their leader Padraig Pearse
[Chorus]
The poet and the Irish rebel, a Gaelic scholar and a visionary
We gave to him no fitting tribute
When Ireland's at peace only that can be
When Ireland's a nation, united and free
On Easter morn' he faced the nation from the steps of the GPO
And read aloud the proclamation
The seed of nationhood to sow
But soon the word had spread to London
Of an insurrection there at hand
And the deeds of Padraic Pearse was set about to free his land
[Chorus]
The poet and the Irish rebel
A Gaelic scholar and a visionary
We gave to him no fitting tribute
When Ireland's at peace only that can be
When Ireland's a nation, united and free
A group of men with determination
Caught an empire by surprise
Through the streets our men were marching
They rallied with their hopes and fears
And the Enda boys came searching
For their leader Padraig Pearse
[Chorus]
The poet and the Irish rebel, a Gaelic scholar and a visionary
We gave to him no fitting tribute
When Ireland's at peace only that can be
When Ireland's a nation, united and free
On Easter morn' he faced the nation from the steps of the GPO
And read aloud the proclamation
The seed of nationhood to sow
But soon the word had spread to London
Of an insurrection there at hand
And the deeds of Padraic Pearse was set about to free his land
[Chorus]
The poet and the Irish rebel
A Gaelic scholar and a visionary
We gave to him no fitting tribute
When Ireland's at peace only that can be
When Ireland's a nation, united and free
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