The Irish Brigade - My Little Armalite lyrics
[The Irish Brigade - My Little Armalite lyrics]
And it’s down along the Falls Road
Is where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
I was stopped by a soldier
He said "You are a swine"
He hit me with his rifle and
He kicked me in the groin
I begged and I pleaded
All my manners were polite
But all the time I’m thinking
Of me little Armalite
And it’s down in the Bogside is
Where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
Well this brave RUC man came
Marching up our street
Six hundred British soldiers he had
Lined up at his feet
"Come out you cowardly fenians
Come on out and fight"
He cried "I’m only joking" when
He heard the Armalite
And it’s down in Bellaghy is
Where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
Well the army came to visit me
It was in the early hours
With Saracens and Saladins and
Ferret armoured cars
They thought they had me cornered
But I gave them all a fright
With the armour piercing bullets
Of me little Armalite
And it’s down in the New Lodge
Is where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
Well when Prior came to Belfast
To see the battles won
The generals they had told him "We’ve
Got them on the run"
But corporals and privates while
On patrol at night
Say "Remember Narrow Water and
The bloody Armalite"
And it’s down in Crossmaglen is
Where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
And a clip of ammunition
For me little Armalite
Is where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
I was stopped by a soldier
He said "You are a swine"
He hit me with his rifle and
He kicked me in the groin
I begged and I pleaded
All my manners were polite
But all the time I’m thinking
Of me little Armalite
And it’s down in the Bogside is
Where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
Well this brave RUC man came
Marching up our street
Six hundred British soldiers he had
Lined up at his feet
"Come out you cowardly fenians
Come on out and fight"
He cried "I’m only joking" when
He heard the Armalite
And it’s down in Bellaghy is
Where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
Well the army came to visit me
It was in the early hours
With Saracens and Saladins and
Ferret armoured cars
They thought they had me cornered
But I gave them all a fright
With the armour piercing bullets
Of me little Armalite
And it’s down in the New Lodge
Is where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
Well when Prior came to Belfast
To see the battles won
The generals they had told him "We’ve
Got them on the run"
But corporals and privates while
On patrol at night
Say "Remember Narrow Water and
The bloody Armalite"
And it’s down in Crossmaglen is
Where I long to be
Lying in the dark with the provo company
A comrade on me left and
Another one on me right
And a clip of ammunition
For me little Armalite