Christy Moore - Whacker Humphries lyrics
[Christy Moore - Whacker Humphries lyrics]
!unfinished! One day i was walking past
The bridgeon dolphins barn
Down by the old canal i saw
Some children in a car
In the back they were shooting up smack
And i had a bird's eye view
When i dialled for help told me
Theres nothing we can do
On both sides of the river
Clearly to be seen
Down alon O'Connell street and
Up to Stephen's green
Heroin sold openly, the was no need to hide
Drug squad were outnumbered
Seems like their hands were tied
John whacker humphries, he's a family man
Him and his wifre they
Gave the children everything
They can#faced with the scourge of heroin
They'd not accept defeat
They joined other concerned parents
To put the dealers off the street
They marched on dealers houses and
Ordered them to quit
Time and time again they warned
"we've had enough of it"
Dirty needles in our doorways
Junkies hanging all about
Keep on dealing heroin
And your gonna be moved out
From st teresas gardens
To the flats in ballaels bun
Concerned parents action action
And the dealers on the run
They swore they'd stick together till
The heroin was stopped
Can anybody tell me why they
Got their knuckles rapped?
They were rounded up and charged
With crimes against the state
Brought down to the green st court
To decide their fate
There wasn't any jury, and there was no bail
Concerned parents were taken off to jail
I was sitting in the gallery
With family friends and wives
I strained to hear who told the
Truth and who was telling lies
Junkies duries and police on
The prosecutions side
I swear to god thats what i saw
The bridgeon dolphins barn
Down by the old canal i saw
Some children in a car
In the back they were shooting up smack
And i had a bird's eye view
When i dialled for help told me
Theres nothing we can do
On both sides of the river
Clearly to be seen
Down alon O'Connell street and
Up to Stephen's green
Heroin sold openly, the was no need to hide
Drug squad were outnumbered
Seems like their hands were tied
John whacker humphries, he's a family man
Him and his wifre they
Gave the children everything
They can#faced with the scourge of heroin
They'd not accept defeat
They joined other concerned parents
To put the dealers off the street
They marched on dealers houses and
Ordered them to quit
Time and time again they warned
"we've had enough of it"
Dirty needles in our doorways
Junkies hanging all about
Keep on dealing heroin
And your gonna be moved out
From st teresas gardens
To the flats in ballaels bun
Concerned parents action action
And the dealers on the run
They swore they'd stick together till
The heroin was stopped
Can anybody tell me why they
Got their knuckles rapped?
They were rounded up and charged
With crimes against the state
Brought down to the green st court
To decide their fate
There wasn't any jury, and there was no bail
Concerned parents were taken off to jail
I was sitting in the gallery
With family friends and wives
I strained to hear who told the
Truth and who was telling lies
Junkies duries and police on
The prosecutions side
I swear to god thats what i saw