The minstrel boy to the war has gone In the ranks of death you'll find him His father's sword he hath girded on And his wild harp slung behind him "Land of Song" cried the warrior bard "Tho' all the world betrays thee One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard One faithful harp shall praise thee" The minstrel fell but the foeman's chain Could not bring that proud soul under The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again For he tore its chords asunder And said, "No chains shall sully thee Thou soul of love and brav'ry Thy songs were made for the pure and free They shall never sound in slavery"

Well i'll sing to the morning and i'll sing throught the night and i'll sing to the swiftness of our swords and i'll pray for the comrades stand strong before the fight as we all notch on so bravely off to war 

well our are with our sweethearts our thoughts are with our friends in our hearts we feel so empty and alone

and we think about our families shall we nessie them again and we dream about the day that we'll go home

for her i am not a soldier i am just a minstrel boy and my duty to this army is to sing them songs of joy to keep their hearts in the battle keep their minds from the fray and i'm not afraid to die today well i see their burdens lighten and i see their spirits lift as i sing them songs of battles won before and i feel their muscles tighten and i sense their feelings shift as they strive on to the struggle that's in store well the battle rages onward the fighting has begun and the men they show no mercy and no fear and the darkness that surrounds us as the clouds pass on the sun and in my death the minutes pass like years for her i am not a soldier i am just a minstrel boy and my duty to this army is to sing them songs of joy to keep their hearts in the battle keep their minds from the fray and i'm not afraid to die today and so my strings are broken and my lute is torn in two, and my honor and my duty to this army now are through there'll be no more songs of laughter no more time to sit and play and i am afraid to die...today

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