Emmet and Barry and the Manchester Martyrs A comrade have met in the bright halls above Another young life has been laid down for Ireland Another true heart full of faith and of love With Barnes and McCormack he lives in our memory And inspire us to fight on 'till Ireland is free A friend to the faithful a foe to the traitors That young Charlie Kerins the boy from Tralee He spoke like a soldier he stood like a true man When the craven condemned him to death and to shame He followed the path of a long line of heroes And Ireland forever shall honor his name On a first Friday morning in the month of December The hangman from England came over the sea And the traitors to Ireland reaped vengeance and hatred On young Charlie Kerins the boy from Tralee God rest him tonight in the brightness of heaven God strengthen each true man to walk where he led And raise up the standard of justice and freedom And win for the living the way of the dead When the rule of the traitor is ended forever And the power of their masters from sea unto sea We will praise our brave soldier of Poblacht na hEireann For young Charlie Kerins the boy from Tralee