《James Larkin》歌词

歌曲： James Larkin

所属专辑：20 Greatest Ever Irish Pub Songs， Vol. 1

歌手： Ronnie Drew&Tommy Makem

时长： 01:56

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In Dublin City in 1913 the boss was rich and the poor were slaves [00:00:07]

The women working the children starving then on came Larkin like a mighty wave [00:00:13]

The workmen cringed when the boss man thundered seventy hours was his weekly chore [00:00:19]

He asked for little and less was granted lest gettin' little then he'd ask for more [00:00:25]

It was in August the boss man told us no union man for him could work [00:00:32]

We stood by Larkin and told the boss man we'd fight or die but we would not shirk [00:00:38]

Eight months we fought and eight months we starved we stood by Larkin through thick and thin [00:00:44]

But food less homes and the crying of children they broke our hearts we could not win [00:00:50]

When Larkin left us we seemed defeated The night was black for the working man [00:00:57]

But on came Connolly with hope and counsel His motto was that we'd rise again [00:01:03]

In 1916 in Dublin city the English soldiers they burnt our town [00:01:09]

They shelled the buildings and shot our leaders the harp was buried beneath the crown [00:01:15]

They shot McDermott and Pearse and Plunkett they shot McDonagh and Clarke the brave [00:01:22]

From bleak Kilmainham the took their bodies to Arbour Hill to a quicklime game [00:01:28]

But last of all of the seven leaders I sing the praise of James Connolly [00:01:34]

The voice of justice the voice of freedom he gave his life that men might be free [00:01:40]