The Foggy Dew Lyrics

I walked through Dublin's quiet streets

When the dawn was breaking new

I heard the call of freedom's voice

Through the soft and the foggy dew

Young men had risen their hearts ablaze

For the dream of a nation true

And they faced the might of an empire's hand

In the pale light of the foggy dew

Oh the bold and the brave they rose that day

For the cause of the green white and blue

And their names shall ring as the angels sing

Through the mists of the foggy dew

From the glens and the hills they answered the call

With a fire no chains could bind

For the love of their land and the fight for her hand

They left all they cherished behind

With rifles in hand through the cobbled lanes

Their songs to the heavens flew

And the guns did roar as they claimed their stand

In the shadows of the foggy dew

Oh the bold and the brave they rose that day

For the cause of the green white and blue

And their names shall ring as the angels sing

Through the mists of the foggy dew

But freedom's price is a heavy toll

And the blood of the young did flow

Yet their spirits soared to the highest peaks

And their light shall forever glow

Now the years have passed and the wounds have healed

But their memory still holds true

For the men who fought for a noble dream

In the heart of the foggy dew

Oh the bells still toll for their sacrifice

And the flag flies high anew

For the love of a land that will never bow

In the mist of the foggy dew

Oh the bold and the brave they rose that day

For the cause of the green white and blue

And their names shall ring as the angels sing

Through the mists of the foggy dew

So we stand today with our heads held high

For the land where the shamrock grew

And we'll not forget those who gave their lives

In the soft and the foggy dew