THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF								DK
(Sung to "Africa" as performed by Toto, written by S. Cotugno, P. Losito,V. Pallavicini, S. Ward)

Battle drums echo through the night
And bagpipes' mournful music seeks some easy consola-ation.
This army must be quite a sight:
More than thirty-thousand Irishmen assembled 'gainst inva-asion.
The Plains of Clontarf is the place,
Let every heart, then, be the throne of confidence and cour-age.
To save the freedom of our race,
We've assembled under King Boru.

CHORUS:	Our cause is sanctioned by the heavens above
They'll never have the land and women that we love.
We'll drive the Vikings from Ireland;
		Such a holy cause must surely be the cause of God.

And although eighty-eight years old,
Sword and crucifix in hand, rides the mighty High King Bri-an.
We must all be brave and bold
For if the Danes can win the day there will be no more Ire-land.
The greater foe, more great the prize,
So raise the standard of the blazing sun!

CHORUS

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We've assembled under King Boru!

Our cause is sanctioned by the heavens above;
They'll never have the land and women that we love.
We'll drive the Vikings from Ireland!
We'll drive the Danes out of Ireland!
We'll drive the Vikings from Ireland!
We'll drive the Danes out of Ireland!
We'll keep our freedom in Ireland!
Such a holy cause must surely be the cause of God.