Men Behind the Wire-Ray McAreavey/Johnny Beggan

[ti:Men Behind the Wire] [ar:Ray McAreavey/Johnny Beggan] [al:The Men Behind the Wire] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Men Behind the Wire - Ray McAreavey/Johnny Beggan [00:05.73]Armoured cars and tanks and guns [00:08.42]Came to take away our sons [00:10.89]But every man must stand behind [00:13.44]The men behind the wire [00:15.58] [00:16.41]Through the little streets of Belfast [00:19.02]In the dark of early morn' [00:21.75]British soldiers came marauding [00:24.46]Wrecking little homes with scorn [00:27.09]Heedless of the crying children [00:29.57]Cragging fathers from their beds [00:32.24]Beating sons while helpless mothers [00:34.88]Watched the blood poor from their heads [00:37.09] [00:38.26]Armoured cars and tanks and guns [00:40.87]Came to take away our sons [00:43.42]But every man must stand behind [00:45.96]The men behind the wire [00:47.94] [00:48.85]Not for them a judge and jury [00:51.49]Nor indeed a crime at all [00:54.16]Being Irish means you're guilty [00:56.69]So we're guilty one and all [00:59.36]Round the world the truth will echo [01:02.05]Cromwell's men are here again [01:04.11] [01:04.63]England's name again is sullied [01:07.22]In the eyes of honest men [01:09.73] [01:10.64]Armoured cars and tanks and guns [01:13.35]Came to take away our sons [01:15.84]But every man must stand behind [01:18.41]The men behind the wire [01:20.48] [01:21.25]Proud we march behind our banner [01:23.90]Firmly stand behind our men [01:26.49]We will have them free to help us [01:29.15]Build a nation once again [01:31.16] [01:31.70]On the people step together [01:34.29]Proudly firmly on your way [01:37.01]Never fear and never falter [01:39.57]Till the boys come home to stay [01:41.95] [01:42.92]Armoured cars and tanks and guns [01:45.55]Came to take away our sons [01:48.09]But every man must stand behind [01:50.68]The men behind the wire [01:52.72] [01:53.54]Armoured cars and tanks and guns [01:56.21]Came to take away our sons [01:58.73]But every man must stand behind [02:01.30]The men behind the wire