Only Our Rivers Run Free

"Only Our Rivers Run Free" is a song written by Mickey MacConnell in 1965. It was made famous by Irish Ballad Singer Christy Moore.

The Lyrics are as follows

:When apples still grow in November,:When Blossoms still bloom from each tree,:When leaves are still green in December,:It's then that our land will be free,:I wander her hills and her valleys,:And still through my sorrow I see,:A land that has never known freedom,:And only her rivers run free

:I drink to the death of her manhood,:Those men who'd rather have died,:Than to live in the cold chains of bondage,:To bring back their rights were denied,:Oh where are you now when we need you,:What burns where the flame used to be,:Are ye gone like the snows of last winter,:And will only our rivers run free?

:How sweet is life but we're crying,:How mellow the wine but it's dry,:How fragrant the rose but it's dying,:How gentle the breeze but it sighs,:What good is in youth when it's aging,:What joy is in eyes that can't see,:When there's sorrow in sunshine and flowers,:And still only our rivers run free

External links

* [http://www.mickeymacconnell.com/ Mickey MacConnell Official Web Site]