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The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band that incorporate Irish traditional music in their songs. Formed in 1963, they take their name from Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double meaning of a wolf tone – a spurious sound that can affect instruments of the violin family. more »

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Near the town of Liscannor in
The county of Clare
Where many great Irishmen's plans
Were laid bare you saw the wild seas as
You stood on the heath
And you wondered and gazed
At the ocean beneath
Your life of religion was never to be
You soon found your way to
The land of the free
In the state of New Jersey
Perfected your plan
And your work was unveiled as
The Great Fenian Ram

Some men for adventure had
Planned for the stars
And others had hope to see Venus or Mars
You worked and you laboured to
Build your wild dream that you'd be the man
With the first submarine

O'Donovan Rossa, ol' Breslin the boy
Knew that Holland's invention was for
Real and no toy
For to take on the ships of the British Navy
And all would be done, now
From under the sea
The English, though tested
Complained to old Sam
Of a mischievous boat called
A Great Fenian Ram

Oh, he's just an inventor
He'd nothing now to hide
Oh, John Bull was so angry
When the Yankees replied

Some men for adventure had
Planned for the stars
And others had hope to see Venus or Mars
Oh, you worked and you laboured
To build your wild dream
That you'd be the man
With the first submarine

'neath the waves of the ocean
This craft was at home
And the fenians had plans for
The boat for to roam in the Passaic River
Their friends were amazed
As the ship moved so silent
'neath the rivers and waves
An attack on the empire
Was prevented by spies
And the cause was all crushed
'mid dissension and lies
But Uncle Sam's navy was so
Proud of your boat
That the Holland's the name of
The first sub afloat

Some men for adventure had
Planned for the stars
And others had hope to see Venus or Mars
But you worked and you laboured
To build your wild dream
That you'd be the man
With the first submarine

And here, as I stand beside New York Bay
I can see all the
Ways you're remembered today for your name
It is written on tunnels and ships
On the streets of New York
And the New Jersey slips
Be proud, sons of Erin, an Irishman he
John Holland
The first for to voyage 'neath the sea
Let the Statue of Liberty a beacon shine free
For John Holland
The first for to voyage 'neath the sea

Some men for adventure had
Planned for the stars
And others had hope to see Venus or Mars
But you worked and you laboured
To build your wild dream
That you'd be the man
With the first submarine

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