MY LAST FAREWELL (O'Meara/O'Meara)
1
Dearest mother I am writing just to say I wont be home
There's something that I have to do & I must do alone
They took me & they put me in this lonely prison cell
Tonight my thoughts are with you as I bid my last farewell
CHORUS
So say goodbye to Margaret, Mary Brigid & Micheal
I have no words to tell you how much I'll miss you all
And though I may not show it you know I've loved you well
So in my final letter I will bid my last farewell
2
Dearest brother wont you take good care of all the folks for me
Go home to Rathfarnam on the day they set you free
I was happy when you stood by me in all that we've been through
No one could ever have so true a brother such as you
CHORUS
3
Dearest mother it's so very sad but now we have to part
To understand the reasons would trouble your poor heart
I told you since I was a boy it was my destiny
To die a true brave soldier so that one day you'd be free
CHORUS
