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As AmI wGalked over the FGlenshane GPass I heard a Amyoung girl mourn
The boy from TamlaghCduff she cried is Gtwo years dead and Amgone
How my heart is Ctorn apart tGhis young man to Elose
Oh We’ll Amnever sGee the lFikes agGain of my young FFrancis AmHughes
For AmmaGny years his exFploits were Ga thorn in EAmngland’s side
The hills and glens Cbecame his home it was Gthere he used to Amhide
Once when they Csurrounded him he Gquietly slipped Eaway
AmLike a Gfox he wFent to Gground and kept the Fdogs aAmt bay
AmMoving rGound the FcountryGside he often Ammade the news
But they could never Clay there hands on Gmy brave francis Amhughes
Finally they wouCnded him then captured Ghim at Elast
From Amthe coGuntrysidFe he loGved they Ftook him to Ambelfast
From MusAmgrave PaGrk to CruFmlin RoGad then to a AmH-Block cell
He went straight on the Cblanket then on Ghunger strike as Amwell
His will to win Cthey could never break Gno matter what Ethey tried
He Amfought them Gevery Fday he Glived and he Ffought them Amas he died
As AmI wGalked over the FGlenshane GPass I heard a Amyoung girl mourn
The boy from TamlaghCduff she cried is Gtwo years dead and Amgone
How my heart is Ctorn apart tGhis young man to Elose
Oh We’ll Amnever sGee the lFikes agGain of my young FFrancis AmHughes

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The Boy From Tamlaghduff

by Christy Moore

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Am G F G Am

As I walked over the Glenshane Pass I heard a young girl mourn

C G Am

The boy from Tamlaghduff she cried is two years dead and gone

C G E

How my heart is torn apart this young man to lose

Am G F G F Am

Oh We’ll never see the likes again of my young Francis Hughes

Am G F G Am

For many years his exploits were a thorn in England’s side

C G Am

The hills and glens became his home it was there he used to hide

C G E

Once when they surrounded him he quietly slipped away

Am G F G F Am

Like a fox he went to ground and kept the dogs at bay

Am G F G Am

Moving round the countryside he often made the news

C G Am

But they could never lay there hands on my brave francis hughes

C G E

Finally they wounded him then captured him at last

Am G F G F Am

From the countryside he loved they took him to belfast

Am G F G Am

From Musgrave Park to Crumlin Road then to a H-Block cell

C G Am

He went straight on the blanket then on hunger strike as well

C G E

His will to win they could never break no matter what they tried

Am G F G F Am

He fought them every day he lived and he fought them as he died

Am G F G Am

As I walked over the Glenshane Pass I heard a young girl mourn

C G Am

The boy from Tamlaghduff she cried is two years dead and gone

C G E

How my heart is torn apart this young man to lose

Am G F G F Am

Oh We’ll never see the likes again of my young Francis Hughes

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