The Streets of Ballyphehane

Oh father dear tell me if you can Who are these men who have haunted my childhood All round this neighbourhood Around the streets of Ballyphehane Around the streets of Ballyphehane O son o son on Connolly Road We remember James Connolly He was a brave man, he tried to set his people free He fought a hard war against great poverty and inequality He was shot down in a cold prison yard Son they were brave men and we remember them Around the streets of Ballyphehane Around the streets of Ballyphehane Oh son oh son on Plunkett Road We remember Joseph Mary Plunkett He was a brave man, he tried to set his people free I see his blood upon the rose and in the stars The glory of his eyes He was shot down in a cold prison yard Son they were brave men and we remember them Around the streets of Ballyphehane Around the streets of Ballyphehane Oh father dear tell me if you can Who are these men who have haunted my childhood All round this neighbourhood Around the streets of Ballyphehane Around the streets of Ballyphehane Oh son oh son on Pearse Road we remember Padraig Pearse He was a brave man, he tried to set his people free He understood that the blossom will fade But in the springtime it will be re-made And rise again and rise again and rise again He was shot down in a cold prison yard Son they were brave men and we remember them Around the streets of Ballyphehane Around the streets of Ballyphehane