BOOZE & RIOTS

Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 60, my dear and loving son John Your good friend the schoolmaster Pat McNamara's so good As to write these words down Your brothers have all gone to find work in England The house is so empty and sad The crop of potatoes is sorely infected A third to a half of them bad And your sister Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell Are going to be married in June Your mother says not to work on the railroad And be sure to come on home soon Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 70, dear and loving son John Hello to your Mrs and to your four children May they grow healthy and strong Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble I guess that he never will learn Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of And now we have nothing to burn And Brigid is happy you named a child for her Although she's got six of her own You say you found work, but you don't say What kind or when you will be coming home Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 80, dear Michael and John, my sons I'm sorry t...

I'm an ordinary man, nothing special nothing grand I've had to work for everything I own I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got Enough to keep my family and my home Now they say that times are hard and they've handed me my cards They say there's not the work to go around And when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close Tonight they're going to shut this factory down Then they'll tear it d-o-w-n I never missed a day nor went on strike for better pay For twenty years I served them best I could Now with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget Loyalty through the bad times and through good The owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad But the captains of industry won't let him lose He still drives a car and smokes his cigar And still he takes his family on a cruise, he'll never lose Well it seems to me such a cruel irony He's richer now then he ever was before Now my cheque is spent and I can't affor...

Say hey Johnny boy The battle call United we stand, divided we fall Together we are What we can't be alone We came to this country You made it our home This man so humble This man so brave A legend to many He fought to his grave Saved family and friends From the hardship and horror In a land of depression He gave hope for tomorrow Say Johnny me boy This one's for you With the strength of many And the courage of few To what do we owe this man Who's fight was for the masses He gave his life Say hey Johnny boy The battle call United we stand, divided we fall Together we are What we can't be alone We came to this country You made it our home A friend to the locals who dabbled in crime He'd give you a job And he'd give you his time He wasn't a crook But he couldn't be conned Jon knew the difference between right and wrong Say Johnny me boy You live here no longer Others forgotten Your memory's stronger Let's drink to the causes in your life,. Your fam...