When my love said to me
meet me down
by the gallow tree
For it's sad news I bring
about this old town and
all that it's suffering
Some say troubles abound
Someday soon they're gonna
pull the old town down
One day we'll return here
when the Belfast child
sings again
Brothers, sisters,
where are you now?
As I look for you
right through the crowd
All my life here I've spent
With my faith in God
and church and the government
Some say troubles abound
Someday soon they're gonna
pull the old town down
One day we'll return here
When the Belfast
child sings again
When the Belfast
child sings again
So come back Billy,
won't you come on home
Come Milly, you've been
away so long
The streets are empty
and your mama's gone
The girls are crying,
it's been oh so long
And your father's calling
come on home
Won't you come on home,
come on home
Oh, come back people,
you've been gone a while
And the war is raging
through the Emerald Isle
There's flesh and blood there,
there's flesh and blood
All the girls are crying,
but all's not lost
Well the streets are empty,
life goes on
Won't you come on home,
come on home
The streets are empty,
life goes on
One day we'll return here
When the Belfast child
sings again