General Munroe - The Wolfe Tones

My name is George Campbell, at the age of eighteen

I joined the United Men to strive for the green

And many a battle I did undergo

With that hero commander, brave General Munroe

Have you heard of the battle of Ballinahinch

Where the people oppressed rose up in defence

When Munroe left the mountains, his men took the field

And they fought for twelve hours and never did yield

The army, they came and surrounded the place

And they took him to Lisburn and lodged him in jail

And his father and mother in passing that way

Heard the very last words that their dear son did say

«Oh, I die for my country as I fought for her cause

And I don’t fear your soldiers nor yet heed your laws

And let every true man who hates Ireland’s foe

Fight bravely for freedom like Henry Munroe»

'Twas early one morning when the Sun was still low

They murdered our hero, brave General Munroe

And high o’er the courthouse stuck his head on the spear

For to make the United Men tremble and fear

All you good men who listen, just think of the fate

Of the brave men who died in the year '98

For Ireland our country would be free long ago

If her sons were all rebels like Henry Munroe