The Two Brendans Lyrics And Chords
This song has being recorded by The Players Brigade and by Tyrone based ballad group The Irish Brigade , also by Erin Go Bragh.
[G]I'll tell a tale of gallant men,
Who [D]in the hills around Crossmaglen,
Be[C]came a living legend in their [G]day[D].
Their [G]daring deeds in freedom's fight,
[D]Shone like a beacon in the night,
Where[C] Harvey and McVerry showed the [G]way[C].
[C]A song can't bring them back a[G]gain,
Or heal the [D]wounds or [Em]sooth the pain,
A [C]song can only [D]keep alive their[G] names,
Of [C]gallant women and of men,
Their [G]lives consumed in [Em]freedom's flame,
And we [C]owe that much to [D]Moley and to [G]Burns.
A [G]pall of smoke goes o'er the land,
As [D]cruel fate had played it's hand,
The two [C]Brendan's would have chose no other [G]way[D],
They [G]died the way they'd want to go,
In [D]action 'gainst the British foe,
They[C] lived and died to [D]serve the IR[G]A.
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds or sooth the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names,
Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.
In Crossmaglen and Dromintee,
We keep alive their memory,
In Silverbridge they speak their names with pride,
And from Dorsey down to Keady town,
Through generations we'll pass on,
Their exploits and the cause for which they died.
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds or sooth the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names,
Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.
We're a special kind of people here,
We breed defiance never fear,
And we'll still be here when the tide against England turns,
Oh for in our hearts we know we're right,
And we never will give up the fight,
We owe that much to Moley and to Burns.
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds or sooth the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names,
Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.
We salute you Brendan Moley and Brendan Burns.
Who [D]in the hills around Crossmaglen,
Be[C]came a living legend in their [G]day[D].
Their [G]daring deeds in freedom's fight,
[D]Shone like a beacon in the night,
Where[C] Harvey and McVerry showed the [G]way[C].
[C]A song can't bring them back a[G]gain,
Or heal the [D]wounds or [Em]sooth the pain,
A [C]song can only [D]keep alive their[G] names,
Of [C]gallant women and of men,
Their [G]lives consumed in [Em]freedom's flame,
And we [C]owe that much to [D]Moley and to [G]Burns.
A [G]pall of smoke goes o'er the land,
As [D]cruel fate had played it's hand,
The two [C]Brendan's would have chose no other [G]way[D],
They [G]died the way they'd want to go,
In [D]action 'gainst the British foe,
They[C] lived and died to [D]serve the IR[G]A.
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds or sooth the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names,
Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.
In Crossmaglen and Dromintee,
We keep alive their memory,
In Silverbridge they speak their names with pride,
And from Dorsey down to Keady town,
Through generations we'll pass on,
Their exploits and the cause for which they died.
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds or sooth the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names,
Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.
We're a special kind of people here,
We breed defiance never fear,
And we'll still be here when the tide against England turns,
Oh for in our hearts we know we're right,
And we never will give up the fight,
We owe that much to Moley and to Burns.
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds or sooth the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names,
Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.
We salute you Brendan Moley and Brendan Burns.
