Bold Robert Emmet Songtext
von Wolfe Tones

The struggle is over, the boys are defeated
Old Ireland′s surrounded with sadness and gloom
We were defeated and shamefully treated
And I, Robert Emmet, awaiting my doom
Hung, drawn and quartered, sure that was my 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 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′ll lay down my life for the Emerald Isle


The ship lay at anchor, awaiting to take me
Over the waves to the land of the free
But I must see my sweetheart for I know she will cheer me
And with her I will sail far over the sea
But I was arrested and cast into prison
Tried as a traitor, a rebel, a spy
But no one can call me a knave or a coward
A hero I 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'll lay down my life for the Emerald Isle

Hear the bells tolling, I know well its meaning
My poor heart tells me it is my death knell
In come the clergy, the water is leading
And I have no friends here to bid me farewell
Goodbye old Ireland, my parents and sweetheart
Companions in arms, to forget I must try
I′m proud of the honor, it was only my duty
A hero I 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'll lay down my life for the Emerald Isle