Wolfe Tones - Admiral William Brown lyrics

From a county Mayo town came a man of great renown As a sailor and a soldier was none bolder He went to America at an early age they say As a cabin boy to sail the wide world over Then adventure took him south to the De La Plata mouth San Martin was on the route in Argentina So three whaling ships he bought and Brazil and Spain he fought And freedom then he sought for Argentina Now Admiral William Brown you're a man of courage shown And in battles fought the odds were all against you But your Irish heart was strong and in memory still lives on And in Ireland there are some that don't forget you On St. Patrick's day it's told you had many victories bold You defeated all invaders thugs and bullys Then through the Pampas rose and you found a happy home "Las Islas Malvinas, Argentinas" He had heard of Irish hands in noble gallant bands That helped to free the land called Argentina He had heard with great acclaim the Patricios name and fame When in 1806 the British came for slaughter And to this very day in the Argentine they say The English ran away form Buenos Aires To the islands further down and they took them for the crown "Las Islas Malvinas, Argentinas" We remember William Brown and his land of great renown He, invader of the islands from your country When in 1833 were by pirates forced to flee And in Ireland sure we know the story fully And the people that went too to the Argentine when new To escape the English laws and wars and famine They had proved a loyal crew just like all the Irish do "Las Islas Malvinas, Argentinas" The old colonial days and cruel English ways With her thunder plunder we will teach the natives For the Brits are going to war just like Whitelocke didbefore With her ships and guns and drums and flags and banners In the Empire days of old when they murdered for gold And paraded it around the streets of London Oh no human rights were given to the natives dead or living "Las Islas Malvinas, Argentinas" In the Argentine he died Father Fahey by his side '57 was the year his country mourned him A hero of the nation he's remembered with elation Throughout the world where freedom still abounds And the Southern Cross take note where bold Willie Bullfin wrote The Irish still support you Argentina With the Empire tumbling down let no Paddies back the crown "Las Islas Malvinas, Argentinas"