Ballymurphy Massacre Song (Original)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ย. 2010
- Original song, words and music by Gerard McConnell. The British still deny the families the truth! No more description needed i think. Lyrics below.
I have been informed by his niece, that Eddie Doherty was a father of four, thanks Caroline.
I got the information for this song off various media and related sources, some of it conflicting.
If any of the families find anything to be incorrect, please let me know
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Before the break of dawn on August 9th, nineteen and seventy one,
You came to take our men and our boys, but worse was yet to come,
Came at us with your guns and your orders, and a guaranteed free reign,
You took eleven innocent lives from us, then you butchered their good names,
CHORUS
Oh we just want the truth, that your trying to hide, you know that we wont go away,
For all of Ballymurphy's innocent victims, the wounded, the murdered and slain,
It's been such a long time and you hoped we'd forgot, but the truth will come out in the end,
For a proud and unbroken people, with a spirit you cant break or bend,
Father Mullan was blessing the wounded, while he waved white baby clothes,
You cut him down in cold blood, while he wore his clerical robes,
And young Frank Quinn, just 19 years, went to see what he could do,
And as he bravely went to Father Mullan's aid, you killed him in cold blood too,
Then as the crowd began to gather, all around about the Manse,
You opened fire at the gathering, God they didn't stand a chance,
And when the Para guns stopped firing, Dan Teggart lay there dead,
A man with thirteen children, shot fourteen times with lead,
Noel Philips lay there wounded, he was crying out for aid,
Joan Connolly tried to help him, and just for that you blew off half of her face,
And you left her lying bleeding, she was wounded fatally,
Eight children without a mother, they only found out while watching TV,
CHORUS
Now you came out in your armoured car, to lift the wounded and the dead,
And at point blank range, executed young Noel, with two in the back of the head,
You lifted an injured Joe Murphy, and beat him, and left him nearly dead,
And you shot him with a rubber bullet, into the hole that you'd just made with lead,
Then you beat the bodies of the living and dead, with your fists and your boots and your guns,
Was it bloodlust, or drugs or orders, your orders to "shock and stun".
But your bloodlust just didn't end there, there were still two days to go,
You shot Eddie Doherty the very next day, as he walked from his parents home,
Still four more men were yet to die, by your bullets and your fear,
John Laverty, Joe Corr and John McKerr, you shot them from far and from near,
And for Paddy McCarthy, a heart attack, he was wounded, harassed and then beat,
But your mock execution, well that did the trick, without aid, made to lie on the street,
CHORUS
It's been such a long time, and you hoped we'd forgot, but the truth will come out in the end,
We are the kin of the Ballymurphy Massacre dead,,,
And we'll fight for the truth 'til the very end, - เพลง
R.I.P The truth is out God Bless all the families gone but not forgotten beautiful song 💚
I hope the families get justice. Most people in the UK have never heard of this happening but it's no different to Bloody Sunday.
and they wonder why young people were joining the IRA
Tomorrow, august 13, 2012, at 13, there will be yet another peace march in honor of the victims of the massacre. The umpteenth ... waiting for justice to be rendered to them as the many other victims of the many massacres perpetrated in that tormented land. Rest in peace, sons of Erin. A nation once again.
Very beautiful song and singing here. It also highlights a terrible massacre that hurt many people. I hope that Gerard McConnell will carry on singing for many years to come.
I have been informed by his niece, that Eddie Doherty was a father of four, thanks Caroline.
I got the information for this song off various media and related sources, some of it conflicting.
If any of the families find anything to be incorrect, please let me know.
This superb song written & sung from the heart fills my eyes with tears & my heart in great pain for my people who were murdered & never got justice. RIP
Powerful tune our kid. Proud of ya. xoxoxo.
JUS LOVE THIS SONG MAKES ME CRY EVERYTIME I LISTEN 2 IT
LOVE AND MISS YA GRANNY :'( XXXXX
Brilliant song.
Amazing Gerard, You've gave a voice to so many people. God bless the families.
i really love this song and its good that people are rememberin all those lost durin the shootins my wee daddy lost his daddy al because of the brits
god bless my granda eddie
@JohnnyBap269 Cheers r kid, was a hard subject to write about. x
Justice
Makes me ashamed to be British 😢
I am an Irish republican I support the peace process with every fibre of my being,I moved to the north of England 13 years ago and the people have been so very kind to me ..You didn't pull any trigger so you have no reason to be ashamed..Merry Christmas mate
Shame on all those unionists who voted against the families today.
RIP
rip
I wonder if the families will ever get justice or at least answers.
@homerbhoy1 thanks a lot homerbhoy1, please get your friends and subscribers to sign the petition on the link on my channel.
it only takes 30 seconds, thanks again!
can sum1 send me the link 4 the ballaymurphy petition plz thanks tal
take your bloody union jack out of the EU