Ballinamore-Christy Moore

[00:04.75]Leitrim is a very funny place sir [00:07.77]It’s a strange and a troubled land [00:10.22]All the boys are in the IRA sir [00:12.68]All the women are in Cumann na mBan [00:16.70]Every tractor has a Nicky Kelly sticker [00:19.26]Displayed for all to see [00:21.76]Sure it was no wonder that the Gardai made a blunder [00:24.53]Said your man from RTE [00:28.54]Every bird upon my word is singing I’m a rebel sir up in Leitrim sir [00:33.46]Every hen indeed is laying hand grenades I do declare sir in Dromahair sir [00:38.52]Every auld crock of a Drumsna cock is longing to be free [00:43.80]Even sheep are advising there’ll be another rising said your man from RTE [00:50.76]Today-Tonight they went to Ballinamore sir [00:52.75]They were briefed by the Gardai [00:55.10]On a video they showed to them the Provo’s [00:57.91]Eating curry and drinking tea [01:01.63]They were all wearing Russian balaclavas [01:04.34]Each carried an RPG [01:06.86]British scalps around their tummy pockets full of stolen money [01:09.33]Said your man from RTE [01:12.52]Every bird upon my word is singing I’m a rebel sir up in Leitrim sir [01:17.24]Every hen indeed is laying hand grenades I do declare sir in Dromahair sir [01:22.40]Every auld crock of a Drumsna cock is longing to be free [01:27.86]Even sheep are advising there’ll be another rising said your man from RTE [01:34.46]Leitrim is seething with sedition [01:36.72]It’s Sinn Fein through and through [01:39.15]All the task force have joined the local unit [01:41.62]The post office in the GHQ [01:45.58]They’ve a racetrack underground for training Shergar [01:48.04]No comment! Is all they’ll say to me [01:50.66]Subversion here is bubblin’ please take me back to Dublin [01:53.34]Said your man from RTE [01:56.14]Every bird upon my word is singing I’m a rebel sir up in Leitrim sir [02:00.80]Every hen indeed is laying hand grenades I do declare sir in Dromahair sir [02:06.05]Every auld crock of a Drumsna cock is longing to be free [02:11.12]Even sheep are advising there’ll be another rising said your man from RTE