<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans" (sometimes "Black and Tan") is an Irish rebel song referring to the Black and Tans, the British paramilitary police auxiliary force in Ireland during the 1920s . The song was written by Dominic Behan as a tribute to his father Stephen although authorship of the song is often attributed to Stephen . The melody was adapted from an old air, Rosc Catha na Mumhan (Irish for Battlecry of Munster) by Piaras Mac Gearailt (Pierce FitzGerald c. 1709 - c. 1792), which is also used for the loyalist song, The Boyne Water, as well as several other songs in English and Irish . </P> <P> The lyrics are rich with references to the history of Irish nationalism and the activities of the British Army throughout the world . The song ties Irish nationalism to the struggles of other peoples against the British Empire across the world . </P>

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