Minstrel Boy Lyrics - Enter The Haggis

The minstrel boy to the war has gone 

In the ranks of death you will find him 

His father's sword he is girded on 

And his wild harp slung behind him 

"Land of song", cried the warrior bard 

"Though all the world betrays thee 

One sword at least thy roads shall guard 

One faithful heart shall praise thee" 

The minstrel fell but the foeman's sword 

Could not bring that proud soul under 

The harp he loved never spoke again 

For he tore its cords asunder 

He said, "No chain shall sully thee 

No strength shall taint your bravery 

The songs remain for the young and free 

They shall never sound in slavery" 

The minstrel boy to the war has gone 

In the ranks of death you will find him 

His father's sword he has girded on 

And his wild harp slung behind him 

He said, "No chain shall sully thee 

No strength shall taint your bravery 

The songs remain for the young and free 

They shall never sound in slavery"