Glenrowan
John C Munro

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I always knew it would come to this
Guess I knew it would come to this
From old Quinn's stories to my mother's last kiss
Always knew it would come to this

So let me tell you how it all played out at Glenrowan fair
Sent a midnight runner out to bail up the train,
lead them to the Barracks Square
When they stormed the place we would circle them in
And buy our freedom with their treacherous skins
It was such a grand plan - didn't come to anything

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The teacher was faster took them right to the door of Mrs Jones' pub
They couldn't know it held more than just the four members of the Kelly club
Their shot, relentless driving hail
The pub like a sieve held together by nails
I took two hits and two kids fell by the window rail

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In the middle of hell Joe Byrne just had to act larger than life
So he fronted the bar and shouted drinks all round for the last time in his life
He took one just below the belt
And in a moment of fleeting silence felt
His life flow oh so gently on the sawdust where he knelt

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