Flogging Molly - What's Left Of The Flag Lyrics






His eyes they closed
and his last breath spoke
he had seen all to be seen
a life once full
now an empty vase
wilt the blossoms
on his early grave

walk away me boys
walk away me boys
and by morning we'll be free
wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
and raise what's left
of the flag for me
then the rosary beads
count them 1 2 3
fell apart as they hit the floor
in a garb of black
we must pay respect
to the color we were born to mourn
walk away me boys
walk away me boys
and by morning we'll be free
wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
and raise what's left
of the flag for me

In its place grew
an angry festered wound
full of hatered and remorse
where I pick and scratch
till the blood it matched
silent rage that now fills my lungs
for there are many ways
to kill a man they say
with bayonet, axe or sword
but son a bullet fired
from a shapeless guise
just put the shell of a Thompson gun

walk away me boy
walk away me boys
and by morning we'll be free
wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
and raise what's left
of the flag for me

from the east out to the western shore
where many men and many more will fall
but no angel flies with me tonight
though freedom reigns on all
and curse the name for which
we slaved our days
so every men chose Kingdom Come
But sure as night turns day
it's the passion play
oh my god
what have they done
with madman's rage
well they dug our graves
but the dead rise again you fools

walk away me boy
walk away me boys
and by morning we'll be free
wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
and raise what's left
of the flag for me

walk away me boy
walk away me boys
and by morning we'll be free
wipe that golden tear
from your mother dear
and raise what's left
of the flag for me





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  1. W.... 1....

    This song until 0:36:😔
    This song after: 🤟🤟

  2. C.... O....

    Burn in hell, dad.

  3. �.... ....

    刚从老罗发布会过来

  4. s.... p....

    Irish hate the English but they wear man utd Chelsea arsenal Jerseys ect .blame Maggie Thatcher for the invasion not the English people them self it's all political .english and irish are brothers in my eyes .I was born in Birmingham uk and moved over when I was 7yrs old to ireland and I consider my self irish at this point.my mother side was irish and my dad was english I'm 34 years old I have a very strong galway accent.I live in America now with a wife who is half native American and half Irish .my surname is wheeler it apparently originally came from the isle of white but a lot of Americans have my last name .I love ireland I miss it iv been in America for 2 years .I miss her so much but I need to explore the world and I love my wife ....just thought I'd give my life life story to a decent bands music for those scrolling the comments. Peace and love we are all human and must look after each other

  5. b.... b....

    Every St Paddy's day lucky I live in AZ I ALWAYS SEE THEM YEP burp oops drunk n lukubayes

  6. a.... p....

    doesnt sound like irish.. no "cunt" word ever heard

  7. C.... T....

    Let me reiterate. Proud to to be American IRISH

  8. C.... T....

    Proud to be Irish !

  9. J.... M....

    Theres no lyrics

  10. J.... R....

    Jup, I'm sho of it,,, I'm high

  11. A.... H....

    560 people don’t even Irish ☘️...🤷🏻‍♀️ ah well, slainte anyway 🍻

  12. R.... G....

    Yeah the sound is sick

  13. R.... N....

    Conor McTapper listen to this daily

  14. T.... ....

    Let's make October Irish Heritage month ya? Or Gaelic so it Includes the whole lot of us lol.

  15. L.... T....

    With the Welsh bastard ye May stay the Viking sluts! Captain Morgan. Not Henry, May my pappy rest. Me! I’ll do it!

  16. L.... T....

    How the fuck you excpect to defeat the Vikings? Kindness?!

  17. L.... T....

    Ya Celtic bastard! Yw never walk away!!!!

    L.... T....

    Never again

  18. N.... ....

    Haven't listened to this band since I was 14, feels nostalgic.

    N.... ....

    NorthernGhost shit it’s weird to see someone else say that

  19. r.... ....

    I wonder what Scottish people think of this song.
    Like, this is supposed to be Irish and to resonate to Irish people and descendants, but I wonder if Scottish people don't feel like this fits them, too.
    I am from neither, so I am left to speculate what Ireland and Scotland think of each other.

    r.... ....

    They will think like us Irish and be all like this is pure class🙂🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  20. -.... ....

    western shore

  21. M.... S....

    My funeral song❤️

  22. J.... D....

    I'm going to fight. For the green
    And the green., . With my. Irish
    Flag flying in the sun . I'm going to
    Fight for the green and the green
    To the rattle of a Thompson gun
    God BLESS IRELAND.

  23. A.... E....

    In my opinion flogging Molly is better than the dropkick Murphy's flogging Molly is the real Irish band and I'm African American go figure

  24. M.... W....

    My dad died on September 6th, 2018
    My dad loved all things punk. This was on of his favorite bands
    This hit really close to home

    M.... W....

    god speed

  25. T.... R....

    *YO, I JUST LISTEN THIS SONG A TIME IT WAS ON VIVA LA BAMMMM FUCK I CAN'T BELIEVE HAHAHAHA LET'S SMOKE MORE HEMP.*

    T.... R....

    *CHEERS!*

  26. J.... J....

    Swear this will be my funeral march

  27. F.... L....

    I'm Mexican and I like this

  28. M.... ....

    word to the Pogues........

  29. K.... C....

    Flogging molly is always making me smile, jump and dance at the same time. It's impossible not to move while listening to this. Sometimes I don't even listen to the lyrics, bc the music is golden

  30. A.... H....

    Eh my Irish grandma used to sell her red hair to the natives

  31. A.... W....

    siege of jadotville

  32. J.... A....

    "Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear, and raise what's left of the flag for me! "

  33. K.... G....

    488 different people weren't drunk when they listened to this song!!!

  34. N.... C....

    Who else was 12 years old playing Tony Hawks pro skater when they heard this the first time??

  35. F.... ....

    The song is very clearly about The Troubles and the numerous lives that pointlessly were lost during the conflict.
    Raise a glass to the dead.

    F.... ....

    Clearly the life lost wasn't worthless - Ireland is free from British tyranny.

  36. c.... a....

    GLORY TO THE IRIS! *snore*

    c.... a....

    Spoken at a distance. I'm not proud I'm Irish, but I am glad. Let me know when you encounter an Irishman who takes your slurs as demeaning! We am what we is

  37. C.... ....

    If music taste were hereditary, then I was born to love this music. Heard one song from this band and the Irish in me immediately fell in love

  38. C.... S....

    In the end, if you're hear (get it hear? As in like here? No? Okay. Call me illiterate then.) You fucks with this and i fucks with you and that's all i gotta say about that

  39. O.... 8....

    when you know they couldnt walk a mile in your shoes

  40. J.... R....

    Love irish irreverence for authority

  41. C.... D....

    The Italian Job Shawn White

  42. G.... ....

    Good god, that’s the most Dutch name I’ve ever seen.

  43. A.... B....

    ⚡♠⚡

  44. B.... C....

    Nobody gives damn as long as youre not a fucking Scot

  45. L.... B....

    Damn I’m proud to be Irish. Wasn’t even born in Ireland. 100% German, but I feel whenever anyone listens to a Flogging Mollies song, were all Irish.

  46. A.... 1....

    Happy Pattys 2019!!!! 💋

  47. D.... H....

    Get that fuckin orange off the flag

  48. B.... S....

    My was in a celtic band and she played violin. I grew up listening to Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphy's.

    B.... S....

    Your who?

  49. Z.... B....

    Just saw them last night. Love this song. Glad they call my state home honoured to share michigan with them.

  50. S.... ....

    Raise a drink. Aye!! GOOD FUCKING FAMILY, GOOD FUCKING TIMES, and fuck anyone who says otherwise.

  51. Y.... ....

    GO ON HOME YA GOD DAMN BLACK AND TANS!

  52. D.... A....

    Can't stop won't stop!

  53. K.... M....

    As a Malaysian, I find this song really amazing.

  54. G.... R....

    This is good shit, i like that

  55. d.... l....

    Found out I have Irish ancestry ,now I always wondered why I loved this song!

  56. E.... T....

    I’m Black but I want to go to Ireland and love Irish culture. In fact my name is Erin

  57. T.... ....

    Love it! :-)

  58. M.... S....

    comhghairdeas do chach

  59. c.... o....

    March Keegan I'll
    Be there

  60. S.... C....

    This music just makes me wanna have a pint of Guinness and dance

  61. B.... M....

    Some parts sound soft but they have good flow

  62. L.... V....

    very nice song

  63. J.... ....

    Im far from irish but fuck you can never deny good music lmaoooo

  64. j.... h....

    His eyes they close and his last breath spoke
    He had seen all to be seen
    A life once full
    Now an empty vase
    Wilt the blossoms on his early grave

    Walk away me boy walk away me boy
    And my morning we'll be free
    Wipe that golden tear from your mother dear
    And raise what's left of the flag for me

    Then the rosary beads count to one, two, three
    Fell apart as they hit the floor
    In a garb of black we must pay respect
    To the color we were born to mourn
    Walk away me boys walk away me boys
    And my morning we'll be free
    Wipe that golden tear from your mother dear
    And raise what's left of the flag for me

    In a spiked ruin an angry festered wound
    Full of hatred and remorse
    Where I pick and scratch at the blooded mess
    Silent rage that now fills my lungs
    For there are many ways to kill a man they say
    With bayonet, axe or sword
    But son a bullet fired from a shapeless gun
    Just put the shell of a thompson gun

    Walk away me boys walk away me boys
    And by morning we'll be free
    Wipe that golden tear from your mother dear
    And raise what's left of the flag for me

    From the east out to the western shore
    Where many men and many more will fall
    But no angel flies with me tonight
    Though freedom reigns on all
    And curse the name for which we slaved our days
    So every men chose kingdom come

    But sure as night turns day it's the fashion play
    Oh my god what have they done
    With madmen rage well the dogged craze
    But the dead rise again you fools

    Walk away me boys walk away me boys
    And my morning we'll be free
    Wipe that golden tear from your mother dear
    And raise what's left of the flag for me

    Walk away me boys walk away me boys
    And my morning we'll be free
    Wipe that golden tear from your mother dear
    And raise what's left of the flag for me

    j.... h....

    Lyrics are in the bio, but I appreciate the effort.

  65. d.... c....

    im of scottish descent but this shit still slaps

    d.... c....

    Both are of pict origin

  66. v.... ....

    Greeting to my Irish brothers.I am Greek but i love irish sings. Greeks and Irish both were born to fight against the occupation of our land!!

  67. Z.... M....

    Long live the white man

  68. C.... F....

    D-day would have been so much better with mp3 and decent speakers.

    Imagine Hordes of RMC's (Royal Marine Commando's) running up the beach with their Lee-Enfield Mk.4's, Bren guns wearing the dark green berets. With this as their war song. They would have gotten through the defenses 50% faster!!

  69. l.... w....

    I saw flogging Molly this year in San Francisco along with the Dropkick Murphy's

  70. K.... N....

    The siege at Jadotville brought me here!! I salute the Irish for their courage and bravery.

  71. E.... B....

    Best we all walk away - Brexit

  72. v.... ....

    I'm a regular drunk, so do I qualify as Irish?

  73. K.... F....

    different worlds. This Irish fuck was born in America and out Stars and Strips don't run.

  74. J.... C....

    2:23 there is fighting your brothers and there is fighting enemies with your brothers. Straighten the fuck up

  75. D.... B....

    .... Sweet black swan, in a pond of hate, do not fear them ...we will help each other along the way

  76. c.... o....

    Are you still feeling Superior you stupid self-important cunt

  77. M.... R....

    To all me rudeboys

  78. E.... M....

    Walk away Democrats. Join the proud and free american Republicans

  79. S.... B....

    I would always sing this song to my daughter as she was falling asleep when she was a baby. She's almost 11 now...& she still loves this song. Parenting Victory..;-)

  80. M.... ....

    Netflix movie brought me here, what a movie that is !!

  81. I.... C....

    Nice to be Irish favorite band with dropkick

  82. G.... ....

    Even though I was born in the US, I'm proud of my Irish heritage.

  83. C.... ....

    Tiochfaidh ar la! Sing up the RA!

    C.... ....

    TAL!!!!!

  84. C.... Y....

    Sir. Can ya get us a crate of whiskey?

  85. R.... B....

    Irish aint uk ! Trump shut your idiot mouth!!!

  86. A.... A....

    Bloody love it you talented bloaks

  87. J.... F....

    289 dislikes ?? who are these fools ??

    J.... F....

    all my neighbours lol

  88. S.... G....

    Pirates...?

  89. R.... H....

    Every Fourth of July I play this song.

  90. w.... d....

    #walkaway me boys

  91. J.... W....

    Epic! I also like Authority Zero. YouTube - Jonny Weiss "Back to Phoenix." Music Video. Leland F. Likes it Flogging Molly!

  92. T.... ....

    Everyone has their different musical tastes, but Flogging Molly was always the one thing my brother, our mother, and I could agree on. This particular song was Mom's ringtone, so it always reminds me of her when I hear it.

  93. b.... t....

    TIOCFAIDH AR LA

  94. T.... a....

    Do a song about the banshee

  95. L.... ....

    First heard this on Viva la Bam. Guessed it by the ditty at 0:56