Get Your Boots On!!
The shout goes up, in a crowded hut--and panic stations begin
Get to the gate—stand up straight, and don’t let the bastards in
It’s bed ends out and bellies in and stand in rows of ten
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
Was the Provies first and the Stickies next-could be screws the very next day
It was Soldiers next and we took some shit and then it was the UDA
You always knew what you had to do and you done it again and again,
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
It was Soldiers next and we took some shit and then it was the UDA
You always knew what you had to do and you done it again and again,
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
In seventy four we could do no more—there were protests every day
No clean sheets-stopped the visits for weeks and suffered along the way
There were food protests-with just no rest-we were in the lion’s den
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
No clean sheets-stopped the visits for weeks and suffered along the way
There were food protests-with just no rest-we were in the lion’s den
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
Stand to, Stand Down or Stand on your fucking head
When the Brits smashed in with a terrible din you wished that you were dead
Just when you thought that it was all forgot, you took a break—and then
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
When the Brits smashed in with a terrible din you wished that you were dead
Just when you thought that it was all forgot, you took a break—and then
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
The protests ceased and got our heads some peace and morale got higher and higher
October came with the autumn rain and the Provies started a fire
So it was back once more—on the floor-Stand by your beds—and then
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
October came with the autumn rain and the Provies started a fire
So it was back once more—on the floor-Stand by your beds—and then
Never in doubt, when you heard the shout—Get Your Boots On men!!
A very witty recollection of a troublesome time.
ReplyDeleteI know you say the Provos burned the place but was the eventual outcome not beneficial for all?