The Men Behind the Wire

Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Through the little streets of Belfast In the dark of early morn British soldiers came a'running Wrecking little homes with scorn Heedless of the crying children Dragging fathers from their beds Watch the scenes of helpless mothers Watch the bullet fall from their head Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Not for them a judge or jury Nor indeed a trial at all Being Irish means you're guilty So we're guilty one and all 'Round the world the truth will echo Cromwell's men are here again England's name again is sullied In the eyes of honest men Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Proud we march behind our banner Firm we'll stand behind our men We will have them free to help us Build a nation once again Arm the people; step together! Proudly marching on your way Never fear, and never falter 'Till the boys come home to stay Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Through the little streets of Belfast In the dark of early morn British soldiers came a'running Wrecking little homes with scorn Heedless of the crying children Dragging fathers from their beds Watch the scenes of helpless mothers Watch the blood flow from their head Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The men behind the wire