He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heelsĪnd without further notice, he asks you how it feelsĪnd he says, "Here is your throat back, thanks for the loan"Īnd you know something is happening but you don't know what it is Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you and then he kneels Scott Fitzgerald's booksīut something is happening here and you don't know what it is With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks To get you facts when someone attacks your imaginationīut nobody has any respect, anyway they already expect you to all give a checkĪh, you've been with the professors and they've all liked your looks You have many contacts among the lumberjacks Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speakĪnd says, "How does it feel to be such a freak?"Īnd you say, "Impossible!" as he hands you a boneĪnd something is happening here but you don't know what it is
You hand in your ticket and you go watch the geek
You raise up your head and you ask, "Is this where it is?"Īnd somebody points to you and says, "It's his"Īnd you say, "What's mine?" and somebody else says, "Well, what is?"Īnd you say, "Oh my God, am I here all alone?"īut something is happening and you don't know what it is You see somebody naked and you say, "Who is that man?"īecause something is happening here but you don't know what it is The actions of James Connolly and other rebel leaders played a significant role in public awareness, gathering a great deal of support for the movement that they had died fighting for.Ĭovers: Christy Moore (featured), Ronnie Drew, The Dubliners, Mark'S Men, Paddy Reilly.You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand He was the driving force behind the 1916 Easter Rising launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic. Although the actions of the movement were unsuccessful in achieving better conditions and pay for its workers, it did have an influencing effect, with the principles of union action and workers' solidarity being firmly established.Īfter he left James Connolly, an Irish republican and socialist leader defended the workers and strikers, particularly from the frequent brutality of the Dublin Metropolitan Police. Writer: Donagh MacDonagh (1912 - 1968) - poet, playwright, judge, presenter, broadcaster and balladeerīrief: The song is about James Larkin, an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist best known for his role in the 1913 Dublin Lockout which eventually concluded in early 1914 when calls by Connolly and Larkin for a sympathetic strike in Britain were rejected by the British Trades Union Congress.
Who gave his life that men might be free Print They shot McDermott and Pearse and Plunkettįrom bleak Kilmanham they took their bodies They shelled the buildings and shot our leaders
The English soldiers, they burnt our town They broke our hearts and we could not winīut on came Connolly with new hope and counsel We stood by Larkin through thick and thinīut foodless homes and the crying children, In the month of August the boss man told usĮight months we fought and eight months we starved He raised the worker and gave him courage The workmen cringed when the boss man thundered The women working and the children hungry The boss was rich and the poor were slaves