[00:11.82]After the riding we dispersed,
[00:12.51]We drifted home in twos and threes.
[00:13.23]Through cold and rain we spat and cursed,
[00:17.25]This ancient war of families.
[00:17.85]Armies past and then returned,
[00:18.60]They killed and raped, they stole and burnt.
[00:19.56]So from the cradle we have learnt,
[00:31.77]To be as hard as stone.
[00:40.56]And learned to stand alone.
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[00:50.88]They are gone now, the killing and disorder,
[00:55.68]They're just ghosts now, the brigand and marauder.
[01:03.00]And we give thanks for peace on the border,
[01:03.87]We give thanks for peace on the border.
[01:04.65]Cloak and dagger, crime on crime,
[01:12.81]Anarchy in the borderlands.
[01:13.59]The king's men came with a valentine,
[01:14.31]To break to power of the border clans.
[01:15.12]Some were hung, some sent away,
[01:15.69]To Ireland and the low countries.
[01:16.68]Great was the price they had to pay,
[01:31.59]God bless their memory,
[01:33.42]And god bless you and me.
[01:33.93]The broken towers that stand today,
[01:34.68]Stand for peace and order.
[01:35.37]Reminding us until the day,
[01:35.94]That we need no more borders.