The British Often Beat Us Poem by Francis Duggan

By the British we were often defeated since than us they had more guns and men
But in Cork and Kerry the Irish had their victories in Kilmichael, Headford and Tureengarriffe Glen
That i often heard old men talk about when i was a boy
Though now i realize that every war victory comes at a cost and is not a thing of joy

The British often beat us though we always put up a good fight
But in war more guns and man power win in numbers there is might
And in war one battle to another lead which often is the case
A war for flag and Country and a war for pride of place

And so many wars for God being fought in the World of today
For the love and honor of of the one in the sky there is Earthly hell to pay
Songs and stories by aging men of war heroes i recall were often told and sung
Around the fire on Winter nights in the days when i was young

The British often beat us in war battles years ago
But our sworn enemies of the distant past are nowadays not the foe
And yet in song and story war memories are not allowed to fade
And out of death and suffering war heroes have been made.