The Irish Free State



I went to see David, to London to David,

I went to see David, and what did he do?

He gave me a Free State, a nice little Free State

A Free State that's bound up with Red, White and Blue.

I brought it to Dublin to show to Dail Eirann

I brought it to Dublin, and what did they do?

They asked me what kind of a thing was a Free State,

A Free State that's tied up with Red, White and Blue.



"Three quarters of Ireland a nation," I told them,

"Tied on to the Empire with Red, White and Blue;

And an oath they must swear to King George and Queen Mary

An oath they must swear to the son-in-law new.

I'm teaching them Irishand painting their boxes

All over with green, sure, what more can I do?

Yet they tell me they want just an Irish Republic

Without any trimmings of Red, White and Blue!

Note: An ode to the settlement of the Anglo-Irish War of 1918-21,

a settlement that forced De Valera out of office and set the

stage for much of the current troubles.

From Galvin, Irish Songs of Resistance

@Irish @rebellion

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