Wolfe Tones - Hibernia

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• published: 13 Dec 2011
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The legendary Wolfe Tones sing of 'Hibernia' , the Latin name for Ireland, and of some of the other world famous Irish immigrant groups who have stood their ground over the centuries, including the team I support, Hibernian, in every chorus of this track as 'Hibernian - We are the Hibs of Edinburgh'. Hibernian FC are an important part of the story of the 19th century Irish diaspora. The Wolfe Tones support CELTIC and don't claim otherwise, but they mentioned Hibs in this song. In this song's context, the phrase, 'Wind that shakes the barley' means shaking things up or causing a commotion/making a difference, which is what the phrase originally means. James Connolly was an original Hibs fan, present as a small boy On Friday 6th August 1875 at a meeting held in ‘The Catholic Institute’ in St. Mary’s Street, Edinburgh (Now St. Mary’s Street Halls), when Hibs were formed . Teaser track taken from the 'Tones NEW Album 'child of destiny', released November 2011, all copyright on music http://www.wolfetonesofficialsite.com/ LYRICS. THEY LEFT THEIR HOME, HIBERNIA, HER MOUNTAINS AND HER VALLEYS GREEN, EVICTED FROM THEIR ANCIENT HOMES BY THE LANDLORD'S EVIL MEN, THE BAILIFFS AND THE SHERIFFS CAME, THE PEELERS AND ENLISTED MEN, WITH GUNS AND BAYONETS FIXED FOR WAR, THEY TOOK OUR HOME AND LAND NO PLACE TO LIVE NO PLACE TO GO, THE DEVILS WATCHED US AS WE STARVED, WITH GLEEFUL HEART AND LOADED GUN THEY TOOK OUR FOOD AWAY, BUT SOME ESCAPED AND GOT AWAY AND LIVED TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY, TO SCOTLAND, ENGLAND AMERICA, AND FAR AUSTRALIA'S SHORES CHORUS WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT WE'RE BRAVE RESILIENT PEOPLE, WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT, THE HISTORY OF OUR LAND, WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT, THE STORY OF OUR NATION, AND THE FIGHTING IRISH ALWAYS WIN THE DAY HIBERNIA! WE ARE THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY HIBERNIA! SURE WE'RE THE MOLLYS FIGHTING INJUSTICE DOWN THE MINES HIBERNIA! WE ARE THE HIBS OF EDINBURGH HIBERNIA! WE'RE NED KELLY, WE'RE THE WHITEBOYS, WE'RE THE BEST AND SURE WE'RE ALL SONS OF ERIN AND WE'RE PROUD HIBERNIANS! WE CUT CANALS AND MOTORWAYS, WE'RE THE NAVVIES BUILDING STEAM RAILWAYS, WE'RE THE MINERS IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL , IN STEELWORKS WE'RE THE MEN, WE'RE SHACKLED TO THE BOSS'S SHOP, WE FIND OURSELVES IN CONSTANT DEBT, THE COMPANY MAKES US BUY OUR FOOD FROM THE PROFITEERING STORE, GOD BLESS YOU BOLD JAMES CONNOLLY, YOU FOUGHT FOR RIGHTS AND LIBERTY, AND THE BODIES IN HIBERNIA DIED ON THAT SCAFFOLD TREE, THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES SO MAN COULD LIVE WITH JUSTICE AND WITH DIGNITY, WE ALWAYS WILL REMEMBER THEM, THOSE BRAVE HIBERNIANS! CHORUS WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT WE'RE BRAVE RESILIENT PEOPLE, WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT, THE HISTORY OF OUR LAND, WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT, THE STORY OF OUR NATION, AND THE FIGHTING IRISH ALWAYS WIN THE DAY HIBERNIA! WE ARE THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY HIBERNIA! SURE WE'RE THE MOLLYS FIGHTING INJUSTICE DOWN THE MINES HIBERNIA! WE ARE THE HIBS OF EDINBURGH HIBERNIA! WE'RE NED KELLY, WE'RE THE WHITEBOYS, WE'RE THE BEST AND SURE WE'RE ALL SONS OF ERIN AND WE'RE PROUD HIBERNIANS!