A song I wrote.

[Papa C.]

This is a first draft and it will sound better with music so give some constructive criticisms if you can. Cheers.

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The Major's Son
by Papa C.

(played to the tune of 'which side are you on')

I grew up in a loyalist town where loyalist you will be
and if you choose your freedom a foe you choose to be
My father was a Major and aide to Paisely
But I have chosen freedom for those in my country

I chose to join the IRA and fight for democracy
In order to create it tyrants we must defeat
They force divides upon us and build their tyranny
Now they do it everywhere from Iraq to the Coral Sea

They jailed me in the h-blocks interned without a crime
Like many of my comrades we all did serve our time
They left us in our prison cells soon tried to criminalise
Where our comrades still inside here died on the hunger strike

I left to join my comrades and build the IRSP
Then I chose to fight hard with friends in the INLA
My family I've forsaken my people I do love
so I'll dare to fight our rulers - the tyrants up above

Fighting for our freedom
Fighting for my land
Destruction of our rulers
The cause is in our hands
We want to build democracy
We wanted to be free
Won't settle for a sell out
No British Colony

They choose to take our freedom and use it for themselves
But now we have the weapons to win our rights aswell
we've fought with talk and hunger strikes, protests and arms aswell
We'll fight until our victory and send them back to hell

They call it a democracy to fool us so we serve
But we will not be brainwashed the cause is in our hands
They fool us with their news and teach us to protect their wealth
We're here to teach the working class that they are more than slaves.

Fighting for our freedom
Fighting for my land
Destruction of our rulers
The cause is in our hands
We want to build democracy
We wanted to be free
Won't settle for a sell out
No British Colony

They shot me down in my own home along with my young wife
They tried to blame UDA but we know that's a lie
They took me from my comrades. In death I am alone
But my spirit will live on in them wherever I am known

Fighting for our freedom
Fighting for my land
Destruction of our rulers
The cause is in our hands
We want to build democracy
We wanted to be free
Won't settle for a sell out
No British Colony

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

Excellent!

Its not copyrighted is it? ;D

I kinda lost the "which side are you on tune" going through it, though maybe I need to have another listen of it to get it straight. Very good story line.

[Papa C.]

barry said:

Excellent!

Its not copyrighted is it? ;D

I kinda lost the "which side are you on tune" going through it, though maybe I need to have another listen of it to get it straight. Very good story line.

Cheers bud. Copyright is for people who are looking to make money. I'm looking to get a message across. May sound lame but that's more important to me ;D

I know what you mean about losing the tune. I should have put commas in between the two parts of the one line, if you know what I mean. In other words the "which side are you on boys, which side are you on"

My fav line in that song is "will you be a lousy scab, or will you be a man."

When I get a recorded version down, you'll be able to hear it better.

RM was nice to me but I'm still looking for criticisms lads ;D

[dangeresque]

I'm not a musical person, so I can't offer criticism, but I'm really excited to see this creativity. What a great way to make our history more than something that merely occured in the past!

This is awesome stuff! find someone musically competent to help you cos there's no constructive feedback I can provide, but I hope you keep up with this and promote it!

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

When I get a recorded version down, you'll be able to hear it better.

Looking forward to hearing it.

Then the real criticism comes in , get your storm hat ready

[Papa C.]

dangeresque said:

I'm not a musical person, so I can't offer criticism, but I'm really excited to see this creativity. What a great way to make our history more than something that merely occured in the past!

This is awesome stuff! find someone musically competent to help you cos there's no constructive feedback I can provide, but I hope you keep up with this and promote it!

Surprisingly I never even looked at it that way, it's just something I constantly have in my head and it must have just came out lol. I've been playin music for a good few years so should be able to put music to it fairly easily. I'd like to get a few more songs written dealing with the ideals we struggle towards and put them on a cd.

A friend of mine plays the 'rebs' in a local bar around here and, if I wrote some more, I wouldn't mind jammin a few of them out with him.

barry said:

When I get a recorded version down, you'll be able to hear it better.

Looking forward to hearing it.

Then the real criticism comes in , get your storm hat ready

Ha ha, Oh jaysus

;D

[RedFlag32]

Im really excited about this mate,let me knwo what bar your mate plays the rebs in and ill be there,especially if your havin a jam.