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Connolly Was There (Cover) - An Irish Labor Song

Connolly Was There (Cover) - An Irish Labor Song This tune was originally coined by Dominic Behan, who also wrote "Come Out Ye Black and Tans." This song extols the exploits of the great Easter Rising martyr James Connolly, who fought alongside the likes of Pearse and Michael Collins in 1916 and was among those executed by the British upon its ultimate suppression. Born in Scotland in 1868 to Irish parents, he became an active socialist. After relocating to Ireland in 1896, he founded the country's first socialist party, the Irish Socialist Republican Party. The party advocated for an Ireland free not only from British rule but also from the control of British capitalists, landlords, and financiers. Connolly fought for labor rights before ultimately giving his life for Irish Independence. Lyrics: Well there is a page in history when the workers they fought back When the might of exploitation at last began to crack In farm and field and factory, in workshop, mine and rail A flame is lit; a beacon bright; that flame is burning still And Connolly was there, Connolly was there Bold, brave and undaunted; James Connolly was there. Now William Martin Murphy and his Dublin Millionaires Tried bribery, corruption, hypocrisy and prayers To spite the Transport Union their scabs they did enlist But all their graft was shattered by a scarlet iron fist And Connolly was there, Connolly was there Bold, brave and undaunted; James Connolly was there. When the bosses tried to sweat the lads way down on Glasgow’s Clyde A voice like roaring thunder soon shook them in their stride In Liverpool and Belfast where worker lives in Hell But Connolly rose and gave them hope, the truth to you I tell. And Connolly was there, Connolly was there Bold, brave and undaunted; James Connolly was there. Oh Irishmen the day will come when workers one and all will rise up from their bended knee and rally to the call Throw out the bosses tyranny and shout from shore to shore For a workers’ Republic and freedom evermore. And Connolly was there, Connolly was there Bold, brave and undaunted; James Connolly was there. x2