No Longer The Foe

As a boy i heard so many stories of Duhallow and Sliabh Luachra's freedom fighting men Of the ambush that took place in Headford and the heroes of Tureengarriffe Glen But the enemy of Ireland in those days today is a friend not a foe And Ireland has changed much since those times since that was a long time ago The men who fought in Ireland's War of Independence and Civil War perhaps none of them living today But there are so many types of freedom and so few people free in every way Under self Government Ireland's biggest export is people not everyone at home can stay And few out of choice do leave their homeland which does seem a sad thing to say To the brave souls who die for their Country the credit of honor is due But that any Country is not worth dying for i personally believe to be true I have never worn a soldier's uniform and of war do not have personal stories to tell But i have met some who have been in war zones and they told me they have been in hell The Ambushes at Headford and Tureengarriffe did take place many Seasons ago And the enemy of Ireland in those time today is no longer the foe.