Hank Locklin - Kevin Barry lyrics

In Mountjoy jail one Monday morning High above the gallows seen Kevin Barry gave his young life For the 'cause of liberty Just a lad of eighteen summers Yet no true man can deny As he walked to d**h that morning He proudly held his head up high Another martyr for old Erin Another martyr for the crown The British laws may crush the Irish But cannot keep their spirits down Just before he faced the hangman In his dreary prison cell The British soldiers tortured Barry Just because he would not tell The name of all his brave companions And other things they wished to know An informer or we'll k** you Kevin Barry answered no Another martyr for old Erin Another martyr for the crown The British laws may crush the Irish But nannot keeo their spirits down