Flight Of Earls[C] - Paddy Reilly
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I can hear the bells of Dublin
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in this lonely waiting room
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And the paperboys are singin' in the rain
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Not too long before they take us
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to the airport and the noise
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To get on board a trans at--lantic plane
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We've got nothin' left to stay for,
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We had no more left to say
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And there isn't any work for us to do
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So farewell ye boys and girls;
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Another bloody Flight of Earls
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Our best asset is our best export, too....
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It's not murder, fear or famine
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that makes us leave this time
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We're not going to join Mc--Alpine's Fus--ileers
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We've got brains, and we've got visions;
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we've got edu--cation, too!
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But we just can't throw a--way these precious years
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So we walk the streets of London,
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And the streets of Balti--more
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And we meet at night in several Boston bars
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We're the leaders of the future
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But we're far a--way from home
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And we dream of you be--neath the Irish stars
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As we look on El--lis Is--land,
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and the Lady in the bay
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And Manhattan turns to face another Sunday
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We just wonder what you're doing
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to bring us all back home
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As we look forward to a--nother Monday
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Because it's not the work that scares us
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We don't mind an honest job
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And we know things will get better once a--gain
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So a thousand times adieu, We've got Bono and U2
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All we're missin' is the Guinness, and the rain
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So switch off your new computers
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cause the writing's on the wall
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We're leaving as our fathers did be--fore
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Take a look at Dublin airport,
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or the boat that leaves North Wall
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There'll be no Youth Unemp--loyment any more
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Because we're over here in Queensland,
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And in parts of New South Wales
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We're on the seas and airways and the trains
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But if we see better days,
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Those big airplanes go both ways
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And we'll all be comin' back to you a--gain!
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CI can hear the Gbells of CDublin
in this lonely Gwaiting Croom
And the Fpaperboys are Csingin' in the Grain
Not too Clong befGore they Ctake us
to the airport and Gthe Cnoise
To Fget on board a Ctrans at-G-lantic Cplane
We've got Gnothin' left to stay for,
We had Fno more left to Csay
And there Fisn't any Cwork for us to Gdo
So fareCwell ye Gboys and Cgirls;
Another bloody GFlight of CEarls
Our best Fasset is Cour best Gexport, Ctoo....
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CIt's not murder, Gfear or Cfamine
that makes us Gleave this Ctime
We're not Fgoing to join Mc-C-Alpine's Fus-G-ileers
We've got Cbrains, and Gwe've got Cvisions;
we've got edu-G-cation, Ctoo!
But we Fjust can't throw a-C-way these Gprecious Cyears
So we Gwalk the streets of London,
And the Fstreets of Balti-C-more
And we Fmeet at night in Cseveral Boston Gbars
We're the Cleaders Gof the Cfuture
But we're far a-G-way from Chome
And we Fdream of you be-C-neath the GIrish Cstars
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AsC we look on El-G-lis Is-C-land,
and the Lady Gin the Cbay
And ManFhattan turns to Cface another GSunday
We just Cwonder Gwhat you're Cdoing
to bring us Gall back Chome
As Fwe look forward Cto a-G-nother CMonday
Because it's Gnot the work that scares us
We don't Fmind an honest Cjob
And we Fknow things will get Cbetter once a-G-gain
So a Cthousand Gtimes aCdieu, We've got Bono Gand CU2
All we're Fmissin' is the CGuinness, Gand the Crain
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CSo switch off your Gnew comCputers
cause the writing's Gon the Cwall
We're Fleaving as our Cfathers did be-G-fore
Take a Clook at GDublin Cairport,
or the boat that Gleaves North CWall
There'll be Fno Youth Unemp-C-loyment Gany Cmore
Because we're Gover here in Queensland,
And in Fparts of New South CWales
We're Fon the seas and Cairways and the Gtrains
But if Cwe see Gbetter Cdays,
Those big airplanes Ggo both Cways
And we'll Fall be comin' Cback to Gyou a-C-gain!FC