The Sons of Ua Déaghaidh

For What Died the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh, was it fame?
For What Died the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh , was it fame?
For what flowed Erin's blood in rivers,
That began when Ardal chased the Dane,
And did not cease nor has not ceased,
With the brave sons of ´65,
For what died the sons of Ua Déaghaidh, was it fame?

For What Died the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh, was it greed?
For What Died the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh , was it greed?
Was it greed that drove Feargal to a paupers death in a cell of cold wet stone?
Will Blood Queen, Tokra or Lugh inscribe the epitaph of Eamon?
When they have sold enough of Erin to be but strangers in it.
For What Died the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh, was it greed?

To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To those brave men who fought and died that Erin live again with pride?
Her sons at home to work and sing,
Her youth to dance and make her valleys ring,
Or the faceless men who for Gold and Silver,
Betray her to the highest bidder,
To whom do we owe our allegiance today?

For what suffer our patriots today?
For what suffer our patriots today?
They have a language problem, so they say,
How to write "No Trespass" must grieve their heart full sore,
We got rid of one strange language now we are faced with many, many more,
For what suffer our patriots today?

For what live the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh, was it pride?
For what live the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh, was it pride?
When we have fought and suffered, and watch those here die
In hopeless cause and forlorn hope and cheat the grave
Tough as leather, hard as elven steel and brave
For what live the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh, is it pride?

For what live the Sons of Ua Déaghaidh,
it is pride!

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Orig - Sons of Roisin - Adapted words and arrangement Vollsanger
(c) iws 2008