17th century; Tudor to Stuart; plantation in Ulster
Seeds are sown laying trouble ahead
Displaced subjects in the Emerald Isle
Cause and effect would leave thousands dead
Praying to one God but divided in belief
Bigotry blinding the faithful's sight
All wrongs blamed on the other side
Neither believes they cannot be right
Famine; one million starve, another million leave
Centuries old disputes fester in bad blood
A rising at Easter, men imprisoned and shot
While thousands lay dying in world war mud
A war of independence and a border created
Each side entrenched like never before
Civil war in the Free State; Collins is killed
Can this ravaged isle take any more ?
An uneasy peace until the late 60s
Civil rights protests and order breaks down
Bloodshed and violence return once more
Hearts broken again in every city and every town
This beautiful land's history still stains the present
Troubles still threaten but much work has been done
Each new generation must find the common ground
Where lies lasting peace without the bomb and the gun
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