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[D]Last night as I lay[G] dreaming
My[D] way across[Bm] the sea
James[D] Mangan brought
me[Bm] comfort
With[G] laudnum and poi[D]tin
He
flew me back to Dublin
In 1819
To a public execution
Being held on Stephen's Green
The young man on the
platform
Held his head up and he did sing
Then he whispered hard into my ear
As
he handed me this ring
If you miss me on the harbour
For the boat, it leaves at three
Take this snake with eyes
of garnet
My mother gave to me!
This snake cannot be captured
This snake cannot be tied
This snake cannot
be tortured, or
Hung or crucified
It came down through the ages
It belongs to you and me
So pass it on and
pass it on
'Till all mankind is free
If you miss me on the harbour
For the boat, it leaves at three
Take this
snake with eyes of garnet
My mother gave to me"
He swung, his face went purple
A roar came from the crowd
But
Mangan laughed and pushed me
And we got back on the cloud
He dropped me off in London
Back in this dying land
But my eyes were filled with wonder
At the ring still in
my hand
If you miss me on the harbour
For the boat, it leaves at three
Take this snake with eyes of garnet
My
mother gave to me
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