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A Nation Once Again

A Pair of Brown Eyes

Aidan McAnespie

The Boys of the Old Brigade

Farewell to Bellaghy

Follow me up to Carlow

Óro Sé do bheatha bhaile

Spancil Hill

Viva la Quinta Brigada

Willie Maley

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Viva la Quinta Brigada

Ten (C) years before I (G) saw the light of (C) morning A (C) comradeship of heroes (F) was laid. From (C) every corner of the world came (F) sailing The (G) Fifth (F) International (C) Brigade. They came to stand beside the Spanish people. To try and stem the rising Fascist tide Franco's allies were the powerful and wealthy, Frank Ryan's men came from the other side. Even the olives were bleeding As the battle for Madrid it thundered on. Truth and love against the force of evil, Brotherhood against the Fascist clan. (C) Viva La (F) Quinta Brigada! "No (F) Paseran" the (G) pledge that made them (C) fight. (C) "Adelante" was(C/B) the cry around the (Am) hillside. Let (F)us all (G) remember them (C) tonight. Bob Hillard was a Church of Ireland pastor; From Killarney across the Pyrenees he came. From Derry came a brave young Christian Brother. Side by side they fought and died in Spain. Tommy Woods, aged seventeen, died in Cordoba. With Na Fianna he l...

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Farewell to Bellaghy/Mcelwees Farewell

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