The People's Own M.P.-Terence O'Neill/Cormac O'Moore

[ti:The People's Own M.P.] [ar:Terence O'Neill] [al:The Songs That Shake the Barley - The Ultimate Rebel Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The People's Own M.P. - Terence O'Neill/Cormac O'Moore [00:09.49]How many more must die now how many must we lose [00:18.05] [00:19.14]Before the island people their own destiny can choose [00:26.57] [00:27.65]From immortal Robert Emmet to Bobby Sands MP [00:36.79]Who was given thirty thousand votes while in captivity [00:44.71] [00:45.61]He was a poet and a soldier he died courageously [00:55.05]And we gave him thirty thousand votes he was the peoples [01:01.73]Own MP [01:02.76] [01:06.26]Thomas Ashe gave everything in 1917 [01:14.07] [01:15.13]The Lord Mayor of Cork McSwiney died freedom to obtain [01:21.62] [01:24.01]Never a one of all our dead died more courageously [01:32.28] [01:32.85]Than Bobby Sands from Twinbrook the people's own MP [01:40.81] [01:41.53]He was a poet and a soldier he died courageously [01:50.68]And we gave him thirty thousand votes he was the peoples [01:57.44]Own MP [01:58.79] [02:02.03]No more he'll hear the lark's sweet notes upon the Ulster [02:08.33]Air [02:09.92] [02:11.09]Or gaze upon the snowflake to calm his deep despair [02:19.91]Before he went on hunger strike young Bobby did compose [02:28.19] [02:28.78]The Rhythm of Time The Weeping Wind and The Sleeping [02:35.33]Rose [02:36.81] [02:37.52]He was a poet and a soldier he died courageously [02:46.44]And we gave him thirty thousand votes he was the peoples [02:52.81]Own MP [02:53.95] [02:58.06]Forever we'll remember him that man who died in pain [03:05.17] [03:06.28]That his country north and south be united once again [03:14.69] [03:15.39]To mourn him is to organise and build a movement strong [03:23.85] [03:24.37]With ballot box and armalite with music and with song [03:32.20] [03:32.74]He was a poet and a soldier he died courageously [03:41.88]And we gave him thirty thousand votes he was the peoples [03:48.46]Own MP [03:49.26] [03:50.67]He was a poet and a soldier he died courageously [03:59.69]And we gave him thirty thousand votes he was the peoples [04:06.17]Own MP