ALL (with upraised banners):

“God and the Right, Amen!”

NO. 5. CHORUS: “The Minstrel-Boy”:

The minstrel-boy to the war is gone,

In the ranks of death you’ll find him;

His father’s sword he has 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 rights shall guard,