Song Lyrics Irish Folksongs - BACK HOME IN DERRY    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> I>> Irish Folksongs Singer Lyrics [Irish Folksongs other resources]>> BACK HOME IN DERRY Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Irish Folksongs Music Title/Track: BACK HOME IN DERRY Theme ID: 8541 Album: N/A In 1803 we sailed out to sea Out from the sweet town of Derry For Australia bound if we didn't all drown And the marks of our fetters we carried In rusty iron chains we sighed for our wains Our good women we left in sorrow As the mainsails unfurled, our curses we hurled On the English, and thoughts of tomorrow Chorus: Oh..... I wish I was back home in Derry Oh..... I wish I was back home in Derry At the mouth of the Foyle, bid farewell to the soil As down below decks we were lying O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream By a vision of bold Robert dying The sun burned cruel as we dished out the gruel Dan O'Connor was down with a fever Sixty rebels today bound for Botany Bay How many will meet their receiver I cursed them to hell as her bow fought the swell Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight White horses rode high as the devil passed by Taking souls to Hades by twilight Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three Our comrades we buried each morning And in our own slime we were lost in a time Of endless nights without dawning Van Diemen's land is a hell for a man To live out his whole life in slavery Where the climate is raw and the gun makes the law Neither wind nor rain care for bravery Twenty years have gone by, I've ended my bond My comrades ghosts walk behind me A rebel I came - I'm still the same On the cold winters night you will find me Related Lyrics Random lyrics: BOTANY BAY, BOYS OF FAIRHILL, BOYS OF KILMICHAEL, BOYS OF THE OLD BRIGADE, BREAD AND FISHES, BRENNAN ON THE MOOR, BRIDGIT OMALLEY, BRING THEM HOME, BROAD BLACK BRIMMER, BUACHAILL N IRNE, CARRICKFERGUS (1), CARRICKFERGUS (2), COAST OF MALABAR, COMICAL GENIUS, COURTIN IN THE KITCHEN, THE ARMAGH SNIPER, THE BARD OF ARMAGH, THE BIRMINGHAM SIX, THE BLACK AND TAN GUN, THE BOLD BLACK AND TAN, THE BOLD FENIAN MEN, THE BOLD ODONOHUE, THE BOYS FROM THE COUNTY ARMAGH, THE BOYS FROM THE COUNTY CORK, THE BOYS FROM THE COUNTY MAYO, THE BOYS OF KILLYBEGS, THE CLIFFS OF DONEEN, THE CRACK WAS NINETY IN THE ISLE OF MAN, THE CREGGAN WHITE HARE, THE CROPPY BOY, THE CURRAGH OF KILDARE, Black Velvet Band, Bodenstown Churchyard, Bridget Flynn, Drunken Sailor, Fiddlers Green, Goodbye Mrs Durkin, GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER, Hiring Fair, The First Love In Life, The Orange And The Green, The Scottsman, The Unicorn, Wasnt That A Party, Years May Come Years May Go, Det Kommer En Gryning, Precis Som Du, Aa Aa Allin Lasta, Precis Som Du, Stureplan, Other Irish Folksongs song Lyrics A BUNCH OF THYME Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Little Bit Of Heaven Lyrics A Man You Dont Meet Every Day Lyrics A Mothers Love Is A Blessing Lyrics A Muirsheen Durkin Lyrics A Nation Once Again Lyrics A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Lyrics A Pair Of Brown Eyes Lyrics A Rainy Night In Soho Lyrics A Soldiers Song Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Irish Rovers Lyrics Irma Schultz Lyrics Irma Tapio Lyrics Irma Thomas Lyrics Iron And Wine Lyrics IRON BUTTERFLY Lyrics Iron Fire Lyrics Iron Maiden Lyrics Iron Rain Lyrics Iron Savior Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy