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letra de john mitchell - gary shearston

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i am a true-born irishman, john mitch-ll is my name:
when first i joined my comrades from newry town i came;
i laboured hard both day and night to free my native land
for which i was transported unto van dieman´s land

when first i joined my countrymen it was in ´42;
and what did happen after that i´ll quickly tell to you;
i raised the standard of repeal, i gloried in the deed;
i vowed to heaven i ne´er would rest till old ireland would be freed

farewell my gallant comrades, it grieves my heart full sore
to think that i must part from you, perhaps for evermore;
the love i bear my native land, i know no other crime;
this is the reason i must go into a foreign clime

as i lay in strong irons bound, before my trial day
my loving wife came to my cell, and thus to me did say:
“oh, john, my dear, cheer up your heart, undaunted always be
for it´s better to die for er’yone´s rights than live in slavery.”

i was placed on board a convict ship without the least delay;
for bermuda´s isle our course was steered: i´ll ne´er forget the day
as i stood upon the deck to take a farewell view
i shed a tear, but not for fear; my native land, for you

adieu! adieu! to sweet belfast, and likewise dublin too
and to my young and tender babes; alas, what will they do?
but there´s one request i ask of you, when your liberty you gain
remember john mitch-ll far away, though a convict bound in chains

- gary shearston

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