No Croppies they to lie down
\nAt the conquerors command
\nWill not walk the road the sidewalk to give
\nTo those who give the striking hand
\nThey are no Croppies there who live
\nHaving lost all to strangers from a strange land
\nWhose fathers came before from these fields
\nPromised to them as they understand
\nTheir Holy Book, in Egypt written
\nBefore they made good their escape planned
\nWhere waters parted for the broken hearted
\nTo the fate before them among the sand
\nWhere Olives grow, in groves of Green
\nAmong Gods unknown who worship command
\nAgainst whom their prophets railed, such golden calves
\nIdols to be smashed, for the True God make a stand…
\nToday, they the true God worship,
\nAccording to their book they demand
\nTo live their way in that land today
\nAmong all they lost – homes from which they are now banned,
\nAs if Rapparees rockets they send
\nSo the Conqueror will understand
\nConquered yes, but broken never
\nThis is their home, among the wind and sand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No Croppies they to lie down At the conquerors command Will not walk the road the sidewalk to give To those who give the striking hand They are no Croppies there who live Having lost all to strangers from a strange land Whose fathers came before from these fields Promised …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,32,31],"tags":[36,34,35,33],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holy-land","category-israel-palestine-conflict","category-war-on-terror","tag-al-nakba","tag-gaza-war","tag-gaza2014","tag-palestine","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-h","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":344,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/reaction-and-reflection-on-rebellion-re-enactment-in-ballinamuck\/","url_meta":{"origin":17,"position":0},"title":"Reaction and Reflection on Rebellion Re-enactment in Ballinamuck","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"7th September 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Was it to be remembered that they took the sword Under the banner of green, the Oath and the Word, Against overwhelming odds, for freedom for to stand - Put aside all differences, to free their native land... 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