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The Column
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Arise, arise, hear th call of the land,
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To arms, to arms, fight for the foreign threat.
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Blood, blood, spill our Irish blood,
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Honour, honour, for freedom we fight.
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With their knowledge of war and social ideals
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They set sail for the chaos in Spain.
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A country divided by political strife,
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Devastated by political gain.
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The Irish Brigade were already there,
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And had far greater numbers than they,
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They fought for the church that was wholly corrupt,
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Ans supported the Catholic way.
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Arise, arise, hear th call of the land,
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To arms, to arms, fight for the foreign threat.
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Blood, blood, spill our Irish blood,
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Honour, honour, for freedom we fight.
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The column consisted of working men,
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Led by their leader Frank Ryan.
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A noble band of 80 souls
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Faced the firing line
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Countless died in the searing Spanish heat,
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At Jarama many Irish men fell.
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The Republican brothers were in retreat,
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The threat they could not quell.
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