Rise Up The Starry Plough

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Rise up the Starry Plough
In James Connolly's name
Rise up the Starry Plough
For his glory and his fame
He joined the Transport Union
So the workers could be free
He fought for Irish freedom
For the likes of you and me

James Connolly came from Scotland
A rebel to the core
He wanted not just freedom
But socialism and more

He said "When we gain our freedom
From England's cruel hands
We'll have to fight the bankers
We'll have to make a stand," so

Rise up the Starry Plough
In James Connolly's name
Rise up the Starry Plough
For his glory and his fame
He joined the Transport Union
So the workers could be free
He fought for Irish freedom
For the likes of you and me

He held his life for liberty
In the GPO
He held his life for freedom
And he would not let it go

Well those Brits, they bombarded them
And they smashed them brick by brick
He held his life for freedom
And a socialist Republic, so

Rise up the Starry Plough
In James Connolly's name
Rise up the Starry Plough
For his glory and his fame
He joined the Transport Union
So the workers could be free
He fought for Irish freedom
For the likes of you and me

James Connolly is a hero
And they shot him in a chair
They took him from the hospital
And those who were there

Well, they set his lips on fire
On that Easter morn
As the bullet pierced his heart
An Irish martyr was born

What will his legacy be now
In this land of mine
Where nothing has a reason
And little has arrived

We fought the Yeos in Wexford
We drove out the Black and Tans
Now we fight the bankers
And all their greasy hands

Rise up the Starry Plough
In James Connolly's name
Rise up the Starry Plough
For his glory and his fame
He joined the Transport Union
So the workers could be free
He fought for Irish freedom
For the likes of you and me

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