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Ceol na hÉireann / Irish Music, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 31

Ceol na hÉireann / Irish Music, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 31
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Na Píobairí Uilleann
periodical Editor
Chairman, NPU
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Ceol na hÉireann / Irish Music
volume Number
1
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52Ceol na hEireann Irish Music53The Recession (1984)Good eveningfriends wejust dropped in to seeyou one and all,Its nice to see you look so well end were gladwe made the call.Wed like to stay a little while and share a pointof viewAnd sing a song of this and tha4 and we hopeyoulljoin in too.Theres a cut-down here and a shut-down there,Were sick of this recession,The only thing wegetfrom itIs ulcers and depression.The politicians tell us that well have to squeezeour belts,To mend our ways and stop the waste and toethe line or else,But sure the thought would make you cry orshould it make you laugh?If we squeeze them anyflirther sure well cutourselves in ha/fI met the Canon in the town, he didnt look sowell,He said the devils gone on strike and thattheyre closing Hell.The Recession (1988)Hello my.friends Ijust dropped in to see you oneand all,Its nice to seeyou look so well and Im glad Icame to call.Id like to stay a little while and share somepoints of viewAnd sing a song of this and that, and Ihopeyou lljoin in too.Theres a cut-down here and a shut-down there,Im sick of this recession,The only thinglgetfrom itIs ulcers and depression.I met the Canon in the town, he didnt look sowell,He said the devils going on strike and thattheyre closing Hell.Says he Im ruined, he tore his hair, notknowing which way to go,How can Imake a living now, ff theyre closingdown below?Twas Charlie gave us all the cash and told asSpend away,Have moneyfor a second car and a secondholiday.Says he Im ruined, he tore his hair, notknowing which way to go,How can I make a living now, f/theyre dosingdown below?The stations they are changing too, theyre notwhat they used to be, -It is a shame to see them change the course ofhistory.Oh, gone, alas, are the good old days and thegood old sit-down tea.The only thing they give you now is a sandwichon your knee.The tzqf that we are burning now was cut by amachine,It is thefunniest-looking stuff thatihave everseen.f/you should see a shed of ityoud say theressomething wrong,For every sod looks like a boat and tis over threefeet long.When Garret went to London town to talk toMaggie Thatcher,We thought at Chequers he wouldfind a wcryforto outsmart her.But the Iron Lady soon told him and Burly whereto go,When she,Jiicked her ironfinger and said no,no, no, no.They over-paid the E.E.C. by twenty milliondollars.How could they make such a big mistake in ourIsle of Saints and Scholars?And then f/thats not bad enough and to addanother strain,They took millions ofgallons of our milk andpoured it down the drain.When Kathleen had a cow to sell she sent Garretto thefair,But he couldn tjfnd a buyerfor her f/he wasforever there.Then next day she sent Charlie out with the veryse/f-same cow,He sold herfor a very good price, and shes off toLibya now.They put Sedn Doherty outside the door becausehe crashed the car,He told us it was guaranteed ourjiiture was inclover,Audjust asfast he told us that the good timeswere all over.He cut down on the Health Boards and he cutdown on thejobs.He stopped the lads on we/fare doing workforextra bobs.He cut the blind and handicapped the man musthave nofeeling,Last month he cut poor Michael Mills and thepain just sent him reeling.Theyre dosing down our hospital wards andletting nurses go.Our babies will be born at home like they werelong long ago.Our doctors will be idle and their gear upon theshe/ff/you want to getyour gall-stones outyou musttake them outyoursejfBut it wasnt so with Charlie when his stoneswere bothering him.He didnt have to search aroundfor a place totake him in.The team was good and ready and with theirlaser beams,They took good aim and blew our Charliesstones to smithereens.But let them all say what they will the bestthings still arefree,They can tstop mefrom lovingyou andyoufrom loving me.And they cant stop the lovely trees and prassandflowersfrom rowing,Or the changing of the oceans tide, or the praceof Godfrom flowing.With their cut-down here and shut-down there,were sick of this recession.The only thing wegetfrom it is ulcers anddepression.And now that lam moving off the last thinglveto sayIs, God be with you al myfliends, untilyourdying day.But it wasnt so with Charlie when his stones were bothering him.He didnt have to search around for a place to take him in.The team was good and ready and with their laser beams,They took good aim and blew our Charlies stones to smithereens.But let them all say what they will the best things still are free,They cant stop me from loving you and you from loving me.And they cant stop the lovely trees and flowers and grass from growing,Nor the changing of the ocean tide nor the grace of God from flowing.With their cutdown here and shut-down there, Were sick of thisrecession.The only thing we get from it Is ulcers and depression.And now that I am moving off, the last thing Ive to say Is,God be with you all, my friends, until your dying day.V
issue Number
1
page Number
31
periodical Author
[Various]
issue Publication Date
1993-01-01T00:00:00
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anonymous,guest,friend,member

Ceol na hÉireann / Irish Music, Volume 1, Issue 1

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