Freedom Sons

[Verse 1]
At Easter time, 1916
When flowers bloomed and leaves were green
There dawned a day when freedom's cry
Called out brave men to fight and die

[Chorus]
They were the men with a vision, the men with a cause
The men who defied their oppressor's laws
The men who traded their chains for guns
Born into slavery, they were Freedom's Sons

[Verse 2]
In Dublin town, they fought and died
With Pearse, McDermott and McBride
"Ourselves alone!" their battle cry
And freedom sang to the Easter sky

[Chorus]
They were the men with a vision, the men with a cause
The men who defied their oppressor's laws
The men who traded their chains for guns
Born into slavery, they were Freedom's Sons

[Verse 3]
A poet's dream had sparked a flame
A raging fire, it soon became
And from that fire of destiny
There rose a nation proud and free

[Chorus]
They were the men with a vision, the men with a cause
The men who defied their oppressor's laws
The men who traded their chains for guns
Born into slavery, they were Freedom's Sons

[Verse 4]
Six counties are in bondage still
Those men who died, was this their will?
Until they are free and oppressions cease
Only then brave men can rest in peace

[Chorus]
They were the men with a vision, the men with a cause
The men who defied their oppressor's laws
The men who traded their chains for guns
Born into slavery, they were Freedom's Sons