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Banna Strand

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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
'Twas Don Good Friday morning
All Gin the month of MDay
A DGerman ship was signalling
BeyCond out iGn the bAay
We've Ctwenty thousand Drifles
All Cready fGor to lAand
But no Danswering signal did come from
The Glonely Banna StDrand
[Verse 2]
No Dsignal answers from the shore
Sir GRoger sadly sDaid
No Dcomrades here to meet me
AClas, they Gmust be dAead
But CI must do my Dduty
And at Conce I mGean to lAand
So Din a small boat pulled ashore
On the Glonely Banna StDrand
[Verse 3]
Now, the DRIC were hunting for
Sir GRoger high and lDow
They Dfound him at McKenna's Fort
Said Cthey, "You Gare our fAoe"
Said Che, "I'm Roger CDasement
I Ccame to my Gnative lAand
I Dmean to free my countrymen
On the Glonely Banna StDrand"
[Verse 4]
They Dtook Sir Roger prisoner
And Gsailed for London TDown
And Din the Tower they laid him
A Ctraitor tGo the CArown
Said Che, "I am no Dtraitor"
But his Ctrial he Ghad to sAtand
For Dbringing German rifles to
The Glonely Banna StDrand
[Verse 5]
'Twas Din an English prison that
They Gled him to his dDeath
"I'm Ddying for my country"
He Csaid with Ghis last bAreath
They Cburied him in DBritish soil
Far Cfrom his Gnative lAand
And the Dwild waves sing his requiem
On the Glonely Banna StDrand
[Instrumental]
         D     G     D   B(key change)
[Verse 6]
They Etook Sir Roger home again
In the Ayear of Sixty-FEive
And Ewith his comrades of Sixteen
In Dpeace and Atranquil lBies
His laDst fond wish, it iEs fulfilled
For to Dlie in his Anative lBand
And the Ewaves will roll in peace again
On the Alonely Banna SEtrand

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Banna Strand

by The Wolfe Tones

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

'Twas on Good Friday morning

G D

All in the month of May

A German ship was signalling

C G A

Beyond out in the bay

C D

We've twenty thousand rifles

C G A

All ready for to land

But no answering signal did come from

G D

The lonely Banna Strand

[Verse 2]

No signal answers from the shore

G D

Sir Roger sadly said

No comrades here to meet me

C G A

Alas, they must be dead

C D

But I must do my duty

C G A

And at once I mean to land

So in a small boat pulled ashore

G D

On the lonely Banna Strand

[Verse 3]

Now, the RIC were hunting for

G D

Sir Roger high and low

They found him at McKenna's Fort

C G A

Said they, "You are our foe"

C D

Said he, "I'm Roger Casement

C G A

I came to my native land

I mean to free my countrymen

G D

On the lonely Banna Strand"

[Verse 4]

They took Sir Roger prisoner

G D

And sailed for London Town

And in the Tower they laid him

C G A

A traitor to the Crown

C D

Said he, "I am no traitor"

C G A

But his trial he had to stand

For bringing German rifles to

G D

The lonely Banna Strand

[Verse 5]

'Twas in an English prison that

G D

They led him to his death

"I'm dying for my country"

C G A

He said with his last breath

C D

They buried him in British soil

C G A

Far from his native land

And the wild waves sing his requiem

G D

On the lonely Banna Strand

[Instrumental]

D G D B

(key change)

[Verse 6]

They took Sir Roger home again

A E

In the year of Sixty-Five

And with his comrades of Sixteen

D A B

In peace and tranquil lies

D E

His last fond wish, it is fulfilled

D A B

For to lie in his native land

And the waves will roll in peace again

A E

On the lonely Banna Strand

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