"Bold Robert Emmet" lyrics

The struggle is over, the boys are defeated
Old Ireland surrounded by sadness and gloom
Oh, we were defeated and shamefully treated
And I, Robert Emmet, awaiting my doom

Bold Robert Emmet, the darling of Erin
Bold Robert Emmet will die with a smile
Farewell, companions both loyal and daring
I lay down my life for the Emerald Isle

Oh, hung, drawn and quartered, sure that was me sentence
But soon I will show them, no coward am I
My crime is the love of the land I was born in
A hero I've lived and a hero I'll die

My barque lay at anchor, awaiting to take me
Far over the billows to a land of the free
I must see my sweetheart; I know she will cheer me
And with her I will sail far over the sea

Oh, bold Robert Emmet, the darling of Erin
Bold Robert Emmet will die with a smile
Farewell, companions both loyal and daring
I lay down my life for the Emerald Isle

Oh, I was arrested and cast into prison
And tried as a traitor, a rebel, a spy
But no-one can call me a knave or a coward
A hero I've lived and a hero I'll die

Goodbye to old Ireland, me parents and sweethearts
Companions in arms, to forget you must try
I am proud of the honour, 'twas only my duty
A hero I've lived and a hero I'll die

Bold Robert Emmet, the darling of Erin
Bold Robert Emmet will die with a smile
Farewell, companions both loyal and daring
I lay down my life for the Emerald Isle