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His eyes they closed and his last breath spoke

 He had seen all to be seen

A life once full, now an empty vase

 With the blossoms on his early grave

 Walk away me boy, walk away me boy

 And by mornin' we'll be free

 Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear

 And raise what's left of the flag for me.

Then the rosary beads count them one, two, three

 Fell apart as they hit the floor.

 In our garb of black we must pay respect

 To the color we're born to mourn.

 Walk away me boys, walk away me boys

 And by mornin' we'll be free

 Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear

 And raise what's left of the flag for me.

In his place there grew an angry festered wound

 Filled with hatred and remorse

 Where I'd pick and scratch till the blood it matched

 The silent rage now that fills my lungs

For there are many ways to kill a man they say

 With bayonet, axe, or sword

 But son a bullet fired from a shapeless guise

 Leaves but the shell of a Thompson gun.

 Walk away me boys, walk away me boys

 And by mornin' we'll be free

 Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear

 And raise what's left of the flag for me.

From the Eastern to the Western shore

Where many men and many more will fall.

 But no angel flies with me tonight

Till freedom reigns on all

 And curse the name for which we slaved our days

 Till every man shall his kingdom come

 But sure as night turns day ends the passion play

 Oh my god what have they done

 With madman's rage well they dug our graves

 But the dead rise again you fools

 Walk away me boys, walk away me boys

 And by mornin' we'll be free

 Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear

 And raise what's left of the flag for me.

 Walk away me boys, walk away me boys

 And by mornin' we'll be free

 Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear

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And raise what's left of the flag for me.