![]() Guns, Bayonets and WhiskyA Poem by alexlegg![]() A protest lyric written in the style of tradional folk-song![]() COME ALL YE GALLANT REDCOATS, IT’S TOMORROW WE MUST AWAY TO BE JOINED BY MILITIA-MEN FROM MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM
AND WE’LL MARCH NEAR THIRTY-MILE A DAY
O COME YE LOYAL CAVALRY, SADDLE UP AND SERVE THE CROWN
WE’LL RIDE BY LANCASTER AND CARLISLE TO THE BORDER
THEN WE’LL CUT THESE REBELS DOWN
WITH GUNS, BAYONETS AND WHISKY,
WE WILL TAKE THESE REBEL LANDS
GUNS, POWDER, BAYONETS AND WHISKY
AND CHAINS FOR THEIR FEET AND THEIR HANDS
COME ALL YE TIRED REBELS, COME JOIN THE BLACK AND TANS
WE’LL TRAVEL FROM NORTH TO SOUTH,
HUNT THEM DOWN, SMOKE THEM OUT
AND PURIFY ERIN’S GREEN LAND
CHORUS
COME ALL YE HEARTY SAILORS WHO SAIL HIS IMPERIAL SEAS
THERE ARE LANDS FOR THE TAKING, FORTUNES FOR THE MAKING
IN RESOURCES AND SLAVERY
WITH GUNS, BAYONETS AND WHISKY,
WE WILL TAKE THESE GODLESS LANDS
GUNS, POWDER, BAYONETS AND WHISKY
AND CHAINS FOR THEIR FEET AND THEIR HANDS
ALL YE WHO CRAVE ADVENTURE,
THEN A JAILER YE MIGHT LIKE TO BE
THERE’S A FLEET THAT’S LEAVING FOR THE SHORES OF THE REDMAN
AND THE LAND OF THE ABORIGINE
WITH GUNS, BAYONETS AND WHISKY,
WE WILL TAKE THEIR SACRED LANDS
GUNS, POWDER, BAYONETS AND WHISKY
AND CHAINS FOR THEIR FEET AND THEIR HANDS
THINK ON, YE MERCENARY SOLDIERS
WHO WOULD AVENGE YOUR NATION’S FEARS
THIS OFFICE OF INVASION, THEFT AND OCCUPATION
HAS BEEN OPEN FOR A THOUSAND YEARS
GUNS, BAYONETS AND WHISKY,
THE SHAME OF AN EMPIRE STANDS
ON GUNS, POWDER, BAYONETS AND WHISKY
AND CHAINS FOR THEIR FEET AND THEIR HANDS
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1 Review Added on November 8, 2009 Author![]() alexleggOlinda, AustraliaAboutI am a songwriter, a writer of stories, for children and for adults. An expressionist who wishes to add something positive to a world that has been hijacked by artless scoundrels more..Writing
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