Bold Robert Emmet

[Verse 1]
The struggle is over the boys were defeated
Old Ireland surrounded by sadness and gloom
We were defeated and shamefully treated
And I Robert Emmet awaiting my doom

[Chorus]
Bold Robert Emmet the darling of Erin
Bold Robert Emmet he'll die with a smile
Farewell companions both loyal and daring
I'll lay down my life for the Emerald Isle

[Verse 2]
Hung drawn and quartered sure that was my sentence
But soon I will show them no coward am I
My crime was the love of a land I was born in
A hero I lived and a hero I'll die

[Chorus]
Bold Robert Emmet the darling of Erin
Bold Robert Emmet he'll die with a smile
Farewell companions both loyal and daring
I'll lay down my life for the Emerald Isle

[Verse 3]
Hark the bells tolling I well know the meaning
My poor heart tells me it is my death knell
In come the clergy, the warder is leading
I have no friends here to bid me farewell

[Verse 4]
So goodbye to old Ireland my parents and sweetheart
Companions in arms to forget you must try
I was proud of the honour it was only my duty
A hero I lived and a hero I'll die

[Chorus]
Bold Robert Emmet the darling of Erin
Bold Robert Emmet he'll die with a smile
Farewell companions both loyal and daring
I'll lay down my life for the Emerald Isle