shoot to kill - eimhéar ní ghlacaín lyrics
[verse 1]
in the wee hours of the morning
three strabane lads, they did die
fighting for their homeland
freedom was their cry
two of them were brothers
david and michael devine
along with charles breslin
oh lord, to them be kind
[chorus]
what they got was british justice
it’s plain for all to see
orders straight from thatcher:
shoot to k!ll, the policy
[verse 2]
all three of them were members
of the west tyrone brigade
and they died that morning
with their rifles and grenades
they had no chance to use them
on that accursed day
for undercover soldiers
blasted their young lives away
[chorus]
what they got was british justice
it’s plain for all to see
orders straight from thatcher:
shoot to k!ll, the policy
[verse 3]
oh, what grief for these two families
their hearts so filled with pain
to see their sons go out that night
and not return again
for the cause all three did cherish
the sad parting had to be
they died for their homeland
and so we all might be free
[chorus]
what they got was british justice
it’s plain for all to see
orders straight from thatcher:
shoot to k!ll, the policy
[instrumental break]
[verse 4]
so farewell to you, david
farewell dear charlie too
and michael, we have lost you
at the age of twenty*two
you were such a champion
down in that snooker hall
but you played your last frame
when you answered ireland’s call
[chorus]
what they got was british justice
it’s plain for all to see
orders straight from thatcher:
shoot to k!ll, the policy
[verse 5]
there is a lonely graveyard
not far from their home
and that’s the final resting place
for these lads from west tyrone
they have gone to join their comrades
harvey, devlin, mcglynn and tone
may god be with you always
the lads of west tyrone
[chorus]
what they got was british justice
it’s plain for all to see
orders straight from thatcher:
shoot to k!ll, the policy
[chorus]
what they got was british justice
it’s plain for all to see
orders straight from thatcher:
shoot to k!ll, the policy
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