(? marks are irish words)
Tell me why must a man be of service
to his lord and the god seldom high
from the graves from the name of our fathers
but thereand's no glimpse in a dead mans eye
tell me why are fields filled with hunger
and ??? the crop bitter soil
so i say my farewell to a nation
as the leaf waves goodbye to itand's son
So itand's to youth i sing you this story
and itand's of youth i sing it now
like the train that derails without warning
i must leave what i left far behind
so goodbye, sweet roisin dubh, i say goodbye
Tell me why must our peace be this puzzle
that fractures the land, splinters war
the last nails cite the shame in our coffin
but in the end we must all die alone
So itand's to youth i sing you this story
and itand's of youth i sing it now
like the train that derails without warning
some must leave what they left far behind
so goodbye, sweet roisin dubh, i say goodbye
And the bark fell from tree
to the ground that theyand'll bleed
on the anguish that never learned to shout
when the ?????? on
weand'll surrender the gun
and on this sadness we shall no longer speak
until ???????? are all forgotten songs
thatand's when i and we will sing again
So goodbye to my love, my sweet roisin dubh
goodbye now until we meet again
Tell me why must our grief still be greiving
for a language that never spoke itand's loss
but this tongue speak with fire will tear down the barb wire
rip the belly from the waxy ghost
So itand's to youth i sing you this story
and itand's of youth i sing it now
like the train that derails without warning
we must leave what we left far behind
So itand's to youth i sing you this story
and itand's of youth i sing it now
like the train that derails without warning
we must leave what we left far behind
so goodbye, sweet roisin dubh, i say goodbye
So goodbye, sweet roisin dubh, i say goodbye
until we meet again
until we meet again
until we meet again, she arrives to beautify
but slumber now must rest
oh my roisin dubh
iand'll forever love
the youth you once possessed
