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Show itj: 1 1 ! "IN" LONDON TOWN"." r .. U (The Pilot.) ' "d', They're rinerlnp bells in London town, i .'i They're runninp up the flag-. If; That Englishmen may doff their hats To that despised rap. The soldier of her Majesty lie. A. eprisr of shamrock wears, 1) .And all tfe bands in London town Are playing: Irish, airs. ..J ' They're ringing hells in London town I V 1 honor of the day. ' f In honor of the Irish lads 1 i , M'ho in far Natal lay. ' , They're wearing Rxeen in London town, . ; Tliey're sinpingr Irish sonsrs . t; A eomnliment to Irish Rights, ill But what of Irish wrongs? , Oh. will the jinsrlinp of a bell, ;( "When England needs your hand, tj Trown out the cry of love and loss. The hunger of the land? - , Oh. will it bring the exiles back, i And will it dry the tears, t And will it mend the broken nearts , f : That Dave, the awful years? ' I And what of famine and of want? ' , The gaunt-eyed and the gray f "Who sunken in their nameless graves , t Are moldering toiay? Is (his the nation that should joy . To see its flag on high? .Its sons, though hardly fit to live, : Are good enough to die. i ; f. ; Oh. soldier, take the shamrock off, ' i , And spare your country's lame, I ' Zne If'af lhat was your honor once Today's a badge of shame. . This is the price of Irish blood ! The nobly ransomed wrong i To wave your f!ac. and rins their bells, j And mock you wiih a song' ; -CECILE JOYCE. |