Medley: Crossmaglen / The Helicopter Song Lyrics Éire Óg
Oh I'll sing a song, Of the bravest men That famous fighting unit from Armagh They are the men, From Crossmaglen, Amongst the bravest Ireland's ever saw
Chorus (Where) In Crossmaglen, The fire burns true The patriotic flame will never die And when you hear, the battle cry It will be the fighting men from Crossmaglen
At night you hear, Bazookas roar, Armalites are heard across the land. The IRA, Their spirits soar They know their reckoning has come to hand
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The British scum, They do fear, Never again they'll see their cursed shore Because they know They'll pay dear And the 'RA will even Ireland's bloody score
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We'll not give up! Oh will we f***! Until we're free! Until Ireland's out of British hands We'll never rest, Until we see, The tyrant's rule driven from our land
Helicopter Song Dedicated to James Mc Quaide (Courtesy of Liam)
Chorus And its up like a bird and its over the city 3 men are missin' I heard a warder cry It must have been a bird that flew into the prison Or one of these new ministers says The warder in the joy
Early one mornin' as the branchmen were sleepin' A little helicopter it flew across the sky And down into the yard where some prisoners were walkin' Get ready for inspection said The warder in the joy
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Over in the Dáil they were drinkin' gin and brandy The minister for justice was soakin' up the sun When along came the news that some prisoners were escapin' I think its 3 of the provos said The warder in the joy.
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We'll search every home search every nook and cranny Let no man rest until these men are found For this cannot happen to a law and order government I think you'll never find them said The warder in the joy