Ballad Of Pepe Rooney

D D/C# Bm G A I'll tell to you the story, of one of Irelands bravest sons D D/C# Bm G A His name is Pepe Rooney, in St James's his life began, D D/C# Bm G A He was born into a conflict, of oppression and of shame, D D/C# Bm A G A D So he took a stand for Ire-land, to break those english chains G D D/C# Bm So well sing of Pepe Rooney, of St James's by the Falls A A7 G A D A fearless fighting soldier, for Ireland gave his all G D D/C# Bm No more we'll see your smiling face, that face that we all knew A A7 G A D You gave your life for freedoms fight, and for Irelands thirty-two D D/C# Bm G A He watched his brother Daniel die, murdered by the crown, D D/C# Bm G A That spured his fight for freedom, us trappies wont lie down, D D/C# Bm G A He joined Na Fianna Éireann, at 16 years of age, D D/C# Bm A G A D And soon became a volunteer, in the belfast brigade G D D/C# Bm So well sing of Pepe Rooney, of St James's by the Falls A A7 G A D A fearless fighting soldier, for Ireland gave his all G D D/C# Bm No more we'll see your smiling face, that face that we all knew A A7 G A D You gave your life for freedoms fight, and for Irelands thirty-two D D/C# Bm G A He was proud and gave the gun salute, when they honoured Bobby Sands, D D/C# Bm G A And he gave for Joe McDonnell, with his rifle in his hand, D D/C# Bm G A Beaten and arrested, when that funeral was attacked, D D/C# Bm G A D Did his sentence in the H-blocks, and then reported back G D D/C# Bm So well sing of Pepe Rooney, of St James's by the Falls A A7 G A D A fearless fighting soldier, for Ireland gave his all G D D/C# Bm No more we'll see your smiling face, that face that we all knew A A7 G A D You gave your life for freedoms fight, and for Irelands thirty-two D D/C# Bm G A The fight for Irish freedom, it led him overseas, D D/C# Bm G A To england and to Europe, for Ireland's liberty, D D/C# Bm G A He was over in Gibraltar, with his comrade Dan Mccann, D D/C# Bm A G A D Who was murdered with Mairead and Sean, far from their native land, G D D/C# Bm So well sing of Pepe Rooney, of St James's by the Falls A A7 G A D A fearless fighting soldier, for Ireland gave his all G D D/C# Bm No more we'll see your smiling face, that face that we all knew A A7 G A D You gave your life for freedoms fight, and for Irelands thirty-two A A7 G A D You gave your life for freedoms fight, and for Irelands thirty-two