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| Up the Republic, we | raise their battle cry, |
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| Pearse and Mc | Dermott will | pray for you on | high, |
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| Eager and ready, for | love of you they die |
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| Proud march the | soldiers of the | Rear | guard. |
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| Legion | of the | Rear | guard, |
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| answering | Ireland's | call, |
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| Hark their | martial | tramp |
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| is | heard from | Cork to | Done | gal, |
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| Wolfe | Tone and | Emmett | guide |
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| you, | though your | task be | hard, |
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| De | Valera | leads you, soldiers |
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| of the | Legion of the | Rear | guard. |
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| Glorious the morning, through | flame and shot and shell, |
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| Now rally | Ireland, your | sons who love you | well |
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| Pledged, they'll defend you, through | death or prison cell |
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| Wait for the | soldiers of the | Rear | guard. |
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| Crimson the roadside, the | prison wall, the cave, |
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| Proof of their | valour, go | sleep in peace ye | brave, |
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| Comrade tread lightly, you're | near a hero's grave, |
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| Proud die the | soldiers of the | Rear | guard. |