The Easter Lily

As performed by Derek Warfield and The Young Wolfe Tones
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[@Triceptor999]

You can wear an Easter lily for the men who fought and died
You can wear an Easter lily for the women by their side
You can wear an Easter lily for the heroes of '16
Who gave us back our dignity and pride and self esteem
You can wear an Easter lily for the women of the fight
Webley Winnie (Winifred Carnie) and Liz Farrel (Elizabeth O’Farrell) and the Contas (Constance Markievicz) tall and bright
You can wear an Easter lily for the patriots of the past
Although they failed, the inspiration left by them would last
You can wear an Easter lily for the men who fought and died
You can wear an Easter lily for the women by their side
You can wear an Easter lily for the heroes of '16
Who gave us back our dignity and pride and self esteem
You can wear an Easter lily to rekindle Fenian faith
And remember our great heroes of the year of '98 (1798 Éirí Amach)
You can wear an Easter lily for the Fenian men so brave
Who died upon the scaffold for their countrymen to save
You can wear an Easter lily for the men who signed their name
For that mighty proclamation ended England's rule of shame
Padraig Pearse, James Connolly, Thomas Clarke and Eamonn Ceannt
(Sean) MacDermott and (Thomas) McDonagh, it's from God that they were sent
You can wear an Easter lily for the men who fought and died
You can wear an Easter lily for the women by their side
You can wear an Easter lily for the heroes of '16
Who gave us back our dignity and pride and self esteem
You can wear an Easter lily for the free birds that have flown
Francis Hughes, Bobby Sands, and Sean South from Garryowen
You can wear an Easter lily for the volunteers with pride
For Ned (Edward) Daley, and (Michael) O'Hanarahan, John Heuston, and (John) MacBride
You can wear an Easter lily for the heroes of our time
Thomas Ash, Michael Gaughan, and (Terence) MacSwiney and (Micky) Devine
You can wear an Easter lily for the future of our land
To see it reunited, free from England's violent hand
You can wear an Easter lily for the men who fought and died
You can wear an Easter lily for the women by their side
You can wear an Easter lily for the heroes of '16
Who gave us back our dignity and pride and self esteem
You can wear an Easter lily for the saintly hordes who died
In the years of great hunger, (Charles Edward) Trevelyan's genocide
You can wear an Easter lily for the children's starving tears
And the mothers who watched helplessly in action by their peers
You can wear an Easter lily for the scaffold and the jails
And the folks who fled in terror and in desperation sailed
You can wear an Easter lily for the exiles that have flown
And let them know that Ireland will always be their home
You can wear an Easter lily for the men who fought and died
You can wear an Easter lily for the women by their side
You can wear an Easter lily for the heroes of '16
Who gave us back our dignity and pride and self esteem
You can wear an Easter lily for the men who fought and died
You can wear an Easter lily for the women by their side
You can wear an Easter lily for the heroes of '16
Who gave us back our dignity and pride and self esteem

[@joshuamckenna2981]

I'll wear it for all of them

[@johnheffernan7075]

A lot of good reasons to wear a Easter lily in that song

[@md1987]

If the wars were fought by music, Ireland would beat everyone, take it from a Turk 🇹🇷❤️🇮🇪

[@boohoo79]

Tessekurler from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪👍

[@ARMENIAN_EAGLE22]

Rare Turkish W kardeshim 😂🇦🇲

[@oldpirate007]

Fantastic!! I really love it. Perfect for this Sunday which is the centennial of the Easter Rising.

[@johncarroll9085]

Why did they fight? Why did they die? Freedom. Freedom always. freedom
God bless.

[@stiofanofirghil1916]

Wear it with pride everyday.. Tiocfaidh ár lá.. ✊🇮🇪

[@Triceptor999]

Really informative and very nice touch to put names against pictures. Lyrics added above.

[@kathleenwatters5434]

Love the song & great video!🍀🎶☘️💚

[@coletteconroy]

love it !!

[@finnboru7977]

Derek, you and I shared a few pints in 2009 in the Liffey pub in St Paul MN. We discussed whether songs still were appropriate after the 2008 power-sharing govt. You had grand argument for, I none against. A great thing to hear this...

[@OlivierGabin]

None with the lyrics ? I really love it !

[@carlosmoranesteban8388]

Tan tragica es la historia de Irlanda como heroica la lucha de su pueblo contra el yugo colonial inglés.
Glory to the bold fenian men

[@ianthecelticfiddlerbastida6604]

I love this song. Is there a music book I can get with the foxhunters reel in it?

[@timothycussen6059]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@derekwhitenz]

Who is on lead vocals Anyone? - doesn't sound like Luke Kelly or Ronnie Drew? Too early for Paddy Reilly?

[@itzskizzyk5472]

The wolfetones

[@m.k.s.7417]

Hi, I was wandering:
what if "The [very]- Easter Lillies"; could be:
"sold, to: raise fund's, for: The "{expressed}" Benefit, of Ireland's economy!!!!"?? -In other -
words, to: "fundraise for (raise money/fund's for) Ireland": (inc. its ARTist's/poet's/entrepreneur's etc.!?)!!??

[@William02319]

WHAT

[@m.k.s.7417]

@@William02319 what-
WHAT??

[@William02319]

@@m.k.s.7417 what’re you trying to say in the above comment lmao

[@m.k.s.7417]

@@William02319 WHAT IF "East Lily Sales", could: "go towards: the benefit, of Ireland's_ economy!?"?? And so 4th. (M.K.S.).

[@PaxHeadroom]

Are you doing a fucking spamton bit