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The Big Fellah

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THE BIG FELLAHTHE BIG FELLAH
  
Mo chara is mo lao thu!My friend and my calf
Is aisling trí néallaibhA vision in dream
Do deineadh aréir domWas revealed to me last night
IgCorcaigh go déanachIn Cork, a late hour,
Ar leaba im aonarIn my solitary bed
  
I remember you back in the GPO with Connolly and ClarkeI remember you back in the GPO with Connolly and Clarke
Laughin' with McDermott through the bullets and the sparksLaughin' with McDermott through the bullets and the sparks
Always with the smart remark, your eyes blazin' and blueAlways with the smart remark, your eyes blazin' and blue
But when we needed confidence we always turned to youBut when we needed confidence we always turned to you
And when they shot our leaders up against Kilmainham wallAnd when they shot our leaders up against Kilmainham wall
You were there beside us in that awful Easter dawnYou were there beside us in that awful Easter dawn
Hey, big fellah..........where the hell are you nowHey, big fellah..........where the hell are you now
When we need you the mostWhen we need you the most
Hey, big fellah..........c'monHey, big fellah..........c'mon
  
Tabhair dom do lámhGive me your hand
  
Back on the streets of Dublin when we fought the black and tansBack on the streets of Dublin when we fought the black and tans
You were there beside us, a towerin' mighty manYou were there beside us, a towerin' mighty man
And God help the informer or the hated English spyAnd God help the informer or the hated English spy
By Jaysus, Mick, you'd crucify them without the blinkin' of an eyeBy Jaysus, Mick, you'd crucify them without the blinkin' of an eye
Still you had a heart as soft as the early mornin' dewStill you had a heart as soft as the early mornin' dew
Every widow, whore and orphan could always turn to youEvery widow, whore and orphan could always turn to you
We beat them in the cities and we whipped them in the streetsWe beat them in the cities and we whipped them in the streets
And the world hailed Michael Collins, our commander and our chiefAnd the world hailed Michael Collins, our commander and our chief
And they sent you off to London to negotiate a dealAnd they sent you off to London to negotiate a deal
And to gain us a republic, united, boys, and realAnd to gain us a republic, united, boys, and real
But the women and the drink, Mick, they must have got to youBut the women and the drink, Mick, they must have got to you
'Cause you came back with a country divided up in two'Cause you came back with a country divided up in two
  
We had to turn against you, Mick, there was nothin' we could doWe had to turn against you, Mick, there was nothin' we could do
'Cause we couldn't betray the republic like Arthur Griffith and you'Cause we couldn't betray the republic like Arthur Griffith and you
We fought against each other, two brothers steeped in bloodWe fought against each other, two brothers steeped in blood
But I never doubted that your heart was broken in the floodBut I never doubted that your heart was broken in the flood
And though we had to shoot you down in golden Béal na BlathAnd though we had to shoot you down in golden Béal na Blath
I always knew that Ireland lost her greatest son of allI always knew that Ireland lost her greatest son of all


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