A tribute to the bravery, and selflessness of a true Irish hero, Francis Hughes. The song is 'The Most Wanted Man In The North' by Mark Ryan, and can be found on his latest album 'Goodbye Bobby Sands'15 hours out in the cold my leg been torn in two Shattered by a bullet but I think I got him too The SAS were on patrol they had me in their sights Said "Up the Provies" I'll not go without a bloody fight
I cocked my gun and opened fire it happened all so fast The bullets flashing to and fro with one almighty blast The wounded man shot through the gut still radioed to base Surrounded by a hundred Brits I had no getaway
For nearly 3 years over mountains and fields And never a once was I caught Now I'm on the strike preparing to die The most wanted man in the north
I'll never recognise your courts I'm guilty of no crime Brutalised in Castlereagh you'll never make me sign Beaten up in Crumlin Road mistreated in The Maze Tortured by those British thugs I'll not co-operate
For nearly 3 years over mountains and fields And never a once was I caught Now I'm on the strike preparing to die The most wanted man in the north
And now I am a blanket man our status we must gain In England's hands our 5 demands till then we must remain Arm in arm and resolute united by the cause Never yield to England's rule or Thatcher's bloody laws
For nearly 3 years over mountains and fields And never a once was I caught Now I'm on the strike preparing to die The most wanted man in the north
For nearly 3 years over mountains and fields And never a once was I caught Now I'm on the strike preparing to die The most wanted man in the north Francis Hughes from Tamlaghtduff