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The Minstrel Boy

 (lyrics)
  Artist: Thomas Moore
  Traditional Irish song written by Thomas Moore (the third verse was added by Irishmen participating in the US Civil War)

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This song has been snippeted at the following 4 shows:

PopMart Tour
• 1997-06-01 - East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA - Giants Stadium (22 songs)
• 1997-06-03 - East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA - Giants Stadium (21 songs)
• 1997-06-14 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Commonwealth Stadium (22 songs)
• 1997-07-02 - Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA - Foxboro Stadium (24 songs)

All in all, we've found 1 different song(s) with The Minstrel Boy as snippet:

Bullet the Blue Sky



The Minstrel Boy lyrics

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 right 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!

The minstrel boy will return one day,
When we hear the news, we will cheer it.
The minstrel boy will return we pray,
Torn in body, perhaps, but not in spirit.
Then may he play his harp in peace,
In a world such as Heaven intended,
For every quarrel of Man must cease,
And every battle shall be ended.

Traditional Irish song written by Thomas Moore (the third verse was added by Irishmen participating in the US Civil War)