Tobacco Island Lyrics

Lyric discussion by aibam313 

Cover art for Tobacco Island lyrics by Flogging Molly

I'm wondering why he chose the year 1659 though...He mentions Cromwell and the roundheads, but Oliver Cromwell died in 1658. The deportation didn't stop when Cromwell died, but the fact that he mentions cromwell in the year 1659 is a little weird

@aibam313

Irrelevant now as this post was 13 years ago but erm.. Cromwell died in 1712 he left the role of protector in 1658 but didn't die. But having had 13 years to learn your history correctly you probably know that by now.