Anno 1970
And it’s down in the Bogside,
that’s where I long to be,
Lying in the dark
with a Provo company,
A comrade on me left
and another on me right
And a clip of ammunition
for my little Armalite.
I was stopped by a soldier,
said he, You are a swine,
He beat me with his baton
and he kicked me in the groin,
I bowed and I scraped,
sure me manners were polite
But all the time I’m thinking
of me little Armalite.
And it’s down in Crossmaglen,
sure that’s where I long to be,
Lying in the dark
with a Provo company,
A comrade on me left
and another on me right
And a clip of ammunition
for my little Armalite
Sure a brave RUC man came up
into our street
Six hundred British soldiers
were gathered round his feet
Come out, ye cowardly Fenians,
said he, come out and fight.
But he cried, I’m only joking,
when he heard the Armalite.
Sure it’s down in Kilwilkie,
that’s where I long to be,
Lying in the dark
with a Provo company,
A comrade on me left a
nd another on me right
And a clip of ammunition
for my little Armalite.
Sure, the army came to visit me,
‘twas in the early hours,
With Saladins and Saracens
and Ferret armoured cars
They thought they had me cornered,
but I gave them all a fright
With the armour piercing bullets
of my little Armalite.
And it’s down in the Falls Road,
that’s where I long to be,
Lying in the dark
with a Provo company,
A comrade on me left
and another on me right
And a clip of ammunition
for my little Armalite.
When Tuzo came to Belfast,
he said, The battle’s won,
Said General Ford, We’re winning sir,
we have them on the run.
But corporals and privates o
n patrol at night,
Said, Send for reinforcements,
it’s the bloody Armalite.
And it’s up in Ballymurphy,
that’s where I long to be,
Lying in the dark
with a Provo company,
A comrade on me left
and another on me right
And a clip of ammunition
for my little Armalite.
