The Song Sings On Lyrics

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He was a Rambling Irish Rover, the Bard of Keady Town
A Rambling Irish Rover, he sang the whole night [world] round
And when they’d hear the banjo play it would make them sing along
Make them sing like Makem sang and the song sings on

I always will remember when first I heard him sing
With the Clancy boys around him they could make the rafters ring
They took the songs of yesterday and tuned them for the day
Gave us pride to raise your voice and sing the night away

Chorus

I sing of Tommy Makem from a noble music clan
His mother’s name was Sarah and she sang a thousand songs
He took them on his journey and he wrote [made] a thousand more
So people coming after, they would [might] know the way we were

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He sang of joy and sorrow, of justice and of peace
And even in the final days his music never ceased
The concert may be over but no one leaves the hall
[The concert may be over but I still can hear the song]
[For] The people keep on singing and the song sings on

Chorus

The song sings on