A Criminal Of Me-The Tossers

[ti:A Criminal Of Me] [ar:The Tossers] [al:The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Criminal Of Me - The Tossers [00:17.54]Y'all's my greats great [00:18.43]My great great granddad was a king [00:20.99]A monarch stout and noble [00:22.39]He surveyed this land so green [00:24.22]And he said she's fair and humble [00:25.72]As far as the eye can see [00:27.19]From carrantuohill to giant's 'cause way [00:28.89]Was ours until they went [00:30.27]And made a criminal of me [00:31.84]Many a celtic head had rolled [00:33.57]And rolled upon the hillside [00:35.23]And they bathed their horses hooves [00:36.78]In hibernian blood and their hide [00:38.44]In exile they did flee [00:39.98]Set up a church and home there [00:41.63]Till the landlord and the bailiff [00:43.00]Made it criminality [00:44.09] [00:44.71]Oh and on the road they came to run [00:46.57]Run until the runnin's done [00:48.21]Far away from fettered chain [00:49.70]The land was ours to barter [00:51.40]We succumb from sweat and strain [00:53.05]And look they're right behind again [00:54.53]If they catch me boys [00:55.48]I know they'll make a criminal of me [00:57.84]A criminal of me a criminal of me [01:01.10]A wandering forever hungering eternally [01:04.26]A criminal of me a criminal of me [01:07.46]Run run before they make a criminal of me [01:10.58]Across the sea they sailed [01:11.60]To a land both bright and noble [01:13.88]For they'd watched their neighbors starve [01:15.61]And the bloodline as it fumbled [01:17.00]As they reached the safer side [01:18.58]Old papa said to Jimmy [01:20.14]To try and live a life [01:21.69]So they'd not make a criminal of he [01:23.38]Go be alert said da [01:24.88]Do not perish for the gentry [01:26.61]Tho' poor but proud was he [01:28.22]Whenever they called discretely [01:29.71]Well he'd smash their faces in [01:31.41]And in jail he died poorly [01:33.06]But he said [01:33.66]Don't let them try and make a criminal of ye [01:35.92] [01:36.42]On the road they came to run [01:37.99]Run until the runnin's done [01:39.95]Far away from fettered chain [01:41.39]The land was ours to barter [01:42.92]We succumb from sweat and strain [01:44.70]And look they're right behind again [01:46.36]If they catch me boys [01:47.37]I know they'll make a criminal of me [01:49.60]A criminal of me a criminal of me [01:52.68]A wandering forever hungering eternally [01:55.90]A criminal of me a criminal of me [01:59.11]Run run before they make a criminal of me [02:02.15] [02:27.78]Oh a criminal of me a criminal of me [02:31.18]A wandering forever hungering eternally [02:34.46]Oh a criminal of me oh a criminal of me [02:37.57]Run run before they make a criminal of me [02:40.65]Oh now my boss he steps so gay [02:42.42]So gaily up the street [02:44.04]While I dull the pain in pubs [02:45.41]Still can't afford to eat [02:47.17]He is dashing he is fancy [02:48.90]And he'll never want you see [02:50.32]Even as the factory shuts [02:51.44]His shoes reflect the criminal in me [02:53.31]Violent and drunk now in the street [02:55.12]With nothing to sustain me [02:56.75]I'm gonna die here in this hole [02:58.18]The kids I can't take care of with me [02:59.81]But it must be taught to let the blame [03:01.67]And hatred out of their heads [03:02.92]For anger and danger make you [03:04.32]Just another pathetic drunken violent paddy dead [03:06.52]On the road they came to run [03:08.09]Run until the runnin's done [03:09.78]Far away from fettered chain [03:11.39]The land was ours to barter [03:12.97]We succumb from sweat and strain [03:14.58]And look they're right behind again [03:16.14]If they catch me boys [03:17.16]I know they'll make a criminal of me [03:19.33]Oh a criminal of me a criminal of me [03:22.56]A wandering forever hungering eternally [03:25.78]Oh a criminal of me oh a criminal of me [03:28.93]Run run before they make a criminal of me [03:32.14]Run run before they make a criminal of me [03:35.26]Run run before they make a criminal of me