Croppies Lie Down

"Croppies Lie Down" is a loyalist anti-rebel folksong dating from the 1798 rebellion in Ireland celebrating the defeat and suppression of the rebels. The author has been reported as George Watson-Taylor. The lyrics to the song begin: We soldiers of Erin, so proud of the nameWe'll raise on the rebels and Frenchmen our fame;We'll fight to the last in the honest old cause,And guard our religion, our freedom and laws;We'll fight for our country, our King and his crown,And make all the traitors and croppies lie down.Down, down, croppies lie down. The fear of a French invasion is referred to:

Croppies Lie Down

"Croppies Lie Down" is a loyalist anti-rebel folksong dating from the 1798 rebellion in Ireland celebrating the defeat and suppression of the rebels. The author has been reported as George Watson-Taylor. The lyrics to the song begin: We soldiers of Erin, so proud of the nameWe'll raise on the rebels and Frenchmen our fame;We'll fight to the last in the honest old cause,And guard our religion, our freedom and laws;We'll fight for our country, our King and his crown,And make all the traitors and croppies lie down.Down, down, croppies lie down. The fear of a French invasion is referred to: