Christy Moore - Viva La Quinta Brigada

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1 . ten years before i saw the light of morning ,
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a comradeship of heroes was laid ,
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from every corner of the world came sailing
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the fifth international brigade .

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2 . they came to stand beside the spanish people ,
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to try and stem the rising fascist tide ,
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franco’s allies were the powerful and wealthy ,
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frank ryan’s men came from the other side .

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3 . even the olives were bleeding ,
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as the battle for madrid it thundered on ,
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truth and love against the force of evil ,
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brotherhood against the fascist clan .

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viva la quinta brigada ,
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“no pasaran” , the pledge that made them fight .
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“adelante” is the cry around the hillside ,
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let us all remember them tonight .

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4 . bob hilliard was a church of ireland pastor ,
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form killarney across the pyrenees he came ,
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from derry came a brave young christian brother ,
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side by side they fought and died in spain .

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5 . tommy woods aged seventeen died in cordoba ,
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with na fianna he learned to hold his gun ,
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from dublin to the villa del rio ,
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where he fought and died beneath the blazing sun .

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viva la quinta brigada ,
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“no pasaran” , the pledge that made them fight .
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“adelante” is the cry around the hillside ,
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let us all remember them tonight .

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6 . many irishmen heard the call of franco ,
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joined hitler and mussolini , too .
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propaganda from the pulpit and newspapers ,
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helped o’duffy to enlist his crew
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7 . the word came from maynooth , “dupport the nazis!”
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the men of cloth failed again .
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when the bishops blessed the blueshirts in dun laoghaire ,
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as they sailed beneath the swastika to spain .

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viva la quinta brigada ,
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“no pasaran” , the pledge that made them fight .
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“adelante” is the cry around the hillside ,
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let us all remember them tonight .

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8 . this song is a tribute to frank ryan ,
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kit conway and dinny coady , too ,
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peter daly , charlie regan and hugh bonar ,
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though many died , i can but name a few .

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9 . danny boyle , blaser – brown and charlie donnelly ,
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liam tumilson and jim straney from the falls ,
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jack nalty , tommy patton and frank conroy ,
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jim foley , tony fox and dick o’neill .

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viva la quinta brigada ,
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“no pasaran” , the pledge that made them fight .
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“adelante” is the cry around the hillside ,
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let us all remember them tonight .

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viva la quinta brigada , viva la quinta brigada .

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