His eyes they close
and his last breath spoke
He had seen all to be seen
A life once full
now an emptyvase
Wilt the blossoms on his early grave
Walk away me boy
walk away me boy
And by moming we'll be free
Wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
And raise what's left
of the flag for me
Then the rosary beads
count them one two three
Fell apart as they hit the floor
In our garb of black
we must pay respect
to the color we're born to mourn
Walka way me boys walk away me boys
And by moming we'll be free
Wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
And raise what's left
of the flag for me yeah
In his place there grew
an angry festered wound
Filled with hatred and remorse
Where I'd pick and scratch
till the blood it matched
The silent rage now
that fills my lungs
For there are many ways
to kill a man they say
With bayonet axe or sword
But son a bullet fired
from a shapeless guise
Leaves but the shell
of a Thompson gun
Walk away me boys
walk away me boys
And by moming we'll be free
Wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
And raise what's left of the flag for me
From the East
out to the Westem shore
Where many men
and many more will fall
But no angel flies with me tonight
Till freedom reigns on all
And curse the name for which
we slaved our days
Till every man shall his kingdom come
But sure as night tums day
Ends the passion play
Oh my god what have they done
With madman's rage
well they dug our graves
But the dead rise again you fools
Walk away me boys
walk away me boys
And by moming we'll be free
Wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
And raise what's left of the flag for me
Walk away me boys
walk away me boys
And by moming we'll be free
Wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
And raise what's left of the flag for me yeah