The Irish Brigade - When Murder Isn't Murder lyrics
[The Irish Brigade - When Murder Isn't Murder lyrics]
There are murderers in Ireland
But they're not of Irish stock
There are terrorists in Ireland
But they serve a foreign law
They will never face a Diplock court
Or rot in H-Block cells
For murder isn't murder when it
Serves the Crown so well
On a cold December evening, paid assassins
They did go to set up a cruel ambush
In the fields around Clonoe
Colm McGirr and Brian Campbell
Unarmed upon thеm came
The ones thеy loved in green Tyrone
They'll never again
There are murderers in Ireland
But they're not of Irish stock
There are terrorists in Ireland
But they serve a foreign law
They will never face a Diplock court
Or rot in H-Block cells
For murder isn't murder when it
Serves the Crown so well
Amid a hail of bullets
They were put down in their prime
Yet there were no banner headlines
Protesting at this crime
Colm McGirr and Brian Campbell were
Not afraid to die
They loved their native country and
For freedom gave their lives
There are murderers in Ireland
But they're not of Irish stock
There are terrorists in Ireland
But they serve a foreign law
They will never face a Diplock court
Or rot in H-Block cells
For murder isn't murder when it
Serves the Crown so well
And who are the men of violence
We hear of on TV?
Will you find them in the UDR or in the RUC?
For amongst the greatest butchers
The SAS by name
Must take a place of honour there
In England's hall of shame
There are murderers in Ireland
But they're not of Irish stock
There are terrorists in Ireland
But they serve a foreign law
They will never face a Diplock court
Or rot in H-Block cells
For murder isn't murder when it
Suit's the court so well
But they're not of Irish stock
There are terrorists in Ireland
But they serve a foreign law
They will never face a Diplock court
Or rot in H-Block cells
For murder isn't murder when it
Serves the Crown so well
On a cold December evening, paid assassins
They did go to set up a cruel ambush
In the fields around Clonoe
Colm McGirr and Brian Campbell
Unarmed upon thеm came
The ones thеy loved in green Tyrone
They'll never again
There are murderers in Ireland
But they're not of Irish stock
There are terrorists in Ireland
But they serve a foreign law
They will never face a Diplock court
Or rot in H-Block cells
For murder isn't murder when it
Serves the Crown so well
Amid a hail of bullets
They were put down in their prime
Yet there were no banner headlines
Protesting at this crime
Colm McGirr and Brian Campbell were
Not afraid to die
They loved their native country and
For freedom gave their lives
There are murderers in Ireland
But they're not of Irish stock
There are terrorists in Ireland
But they serve a foreign law
They will never face a Diplock court
Or rot in H-Block cells
For murder isn't murder when it
Serves the Crown so well
And who are the men of violence
We hear of on TV?
Will you find them in the UDR or in the RUC?
For amongst the greatest butchers
The SAS by name
Must take a place of honour there
In England's hall of shame
There are murderers in Ireland
But they're not of Irish stock
There are terrorists in Ireland
But they serve a foreign law
They will never face a Diplock court
Or rot in H-Block cells
For murder isn't murder when it
Suit's the court so well