The Wolfe Tones — Must Ireland Divided Be

In this world of troubles and sorrows With its wars in far foreign lands Ireland has made its contribution to peace And forgot its own troubles at hand (Chorus) While we live in democracy They say we're the land of the free For saints and scholars, we've got them to spare Must Ireland divided be While the North and South are divided By religious bigotry Our people have never decided to live As one community (Chorus) While we live in democracy They say we're the land of the free For saints and scholars, we've got them to spare Must Ireland divided be There are countries with problems of colour And it's we have a problem of same It's not black and white, this remains to be seen It's the hate between orange and green (Chorus) While we live in democracy They say we're the land of the free For saints and scholars, we've got them to spare Must Ireland divided be We've honoured the past generations Men who fought for orange and green But yet today we have not fulfilled The ideal of their dream (Chorus) While we live in democracy They say we're the land of the free For saints and scholars, we've got them to spare Must Ireland divided be Come gather 'round, people of Ireland And listen to my plea Don't listen to bigots, let's love and not hate And strive towards unity And we live in democracy And we'll be the land of the free And saints and scholars, we'll have them to spare And united we will be