{"id":1736,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/men-behind-the-wire-the"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"men-behind-the-wire-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/men-behind-the-wire-the\/","title":{"rendered":"MEN BEHIND THE WIRE, THE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chorus:<br \/>\nArmored cars and tanks and guns came to take away our sons!<br \/>\nBut every man must stand behind the men behind the wire!<\/p>\n<p>Through the little streets of Belfast, in the dark of early morn<br \/>\nBritish soldiers came a-running, wrecking little homes with scorn<br \/>\nHear the sobs of crying children, dragging fathers from their beds<br \/>\nWatch the scenes as helpless mothers watch the blood fall from their heads<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>Not for them a judge or jury, nor for them a crime at all<br \/>\nBeing Irish means they&#8217;re guilty, so they&#8217;re guilty one and all<br \/>\nAround the world the truth will echo: Cromwell&#8217;s men are here again!<br \/>\nEngland&#8217;s name again is sullied in the eyes of honest men<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>Proudly march behind our banner; proudly march behind our men!<br \/>\nWe will have them free to help us build a nation once again!<br \/>\nCome the people, step together, proudly, firmly on your way<br \/>\nNever fear and never falter, till the boys come home to stay!<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chorus: Armored cars and tanks and guns came to take away our sons! 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