The Streets of Ballyphehane

[Chorus]
Oh father dear tell me if you can
Who are these men who have haunted my childhood
All round this neighbourhood
Around the streets of Ballyphehane
Around the streets of Ballyphehane

[Verse 1]
Oh son oh son on Connolly Road
We remember James Connolly
He was a brave man, he tried to set his people free
He fought a hard war against great poverty and inequality
He was shot down in a cold prison yard
Son they were brave men and we remember them
Around the streets of Ballyphehane
Around the streets of Ballyphehane

[Verse 2]
Oh son oh son on Plunkett Road
We remember Joseph Mary Plunkett
He was a brave man, he tried to set his people free
I see his blood upon the rose and in the stars
The glory of his eyes
He was shot down in a cold prison yard
Son they were brave men and we remember them
Around the streets of Ballyphehane
Around the streets of Ballyphehane

[Chorus]
Oh father dear tell me if you can
Who are these men who have haunted my childhood
All round this neighbourhood
Around the streets of Ballyphehane
Around the streets of Ballyphehane

[Verse 3]
Oh son oh son on Pearse Road
We remember Padraig Pearse
He was a brave man, he tried to set his people free
He understood that the blossom will fade
But in the springtime it will be re-made
And rise again and rise again and rise again
He was shot down in a cold prison yard
Son they were brave men and we remember them
Around the streets of Ballyphehane
Around the streets of Ballyphehane