Irish Ways And Irish Laws Lyrics

Irish Ways And Irish LawsOnce upon a time there wasIrish ways and Irish lawsVillages of Irish bloodWaking in the morningWaking in the morningThen the Vikings came aroundTurned us up and turned us downStarted building boats and townsThey tried to change our livingThey tried to change our livingCromwell and his soldiers cameStarted centuries of shameBut they could not make us turnWe are a river flowingWe´re a river flowingAgain, again the soldiers cameBurnt our houses, stole our grainShot the farmers in their fieldsWorking for a livingWorking for a livingEight hundred years we have been downThe secret of the water soundHas kept the spirit of the manAbove the pain descendingAbove the pain descendingToday the struggle carries onI wonder will I live so longTo see the gates being opened upTo a people and their freedomA peopel and their freedom