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By Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH,
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DON'T MAKE THEM HAVE TO TAKE IT AWAY.
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH,
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MAKE IRELAND IRISH TODAY.
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GREAT BRITAIN, YOU ARE TREMENDOUS,
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AND NOBODY KNOWS LIKE ME.
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BUT REALLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
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IN THE LAND ACROSS THE SEA?
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TELL ME, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT,
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IF ON YOUR WAY TO WORK,
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YOU WERE STOPPED BY IRISH SOLDIERS?
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WOULD YOU LIE DOWN, DO NOTHING,
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WOULD YOU GIVE IN, WHO CAN SAY?
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH,
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DON'T MAKE THEM HAVE TO TAKE IT AWAY, YEH.
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH,
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MAKE IRELAND IRISH TODAY, YEAH.
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GREAT BRITAIN AND ALL THE PEOPLE,
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SAY THAT PEOPLE MUST BE FREE.
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AND MEANWHILE, BACK IN IRELAND,
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THERE'S A MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.
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AND HE DREAMS OF GOD AND COUNTRY
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AND HE'S FEELING REALLY BAD.
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AND HE'S SITTING IN A PRISON.
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SAY, SHOULD HE LIE DOWN, DO NOTHING,
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SHOULD HE GIVE IN OR GO MAD?
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH,
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DON'T MAKE THEM HAVE TO TAKE IT AWAY, YEH.
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH,
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MAKE IRELAND IRISH TODAY.
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH,
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DON'T MAKE THEM HAVE TO TAKE IT AWAY.
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH,
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MAKE IRELAND IRISH TODAY, YEAH, YEAH.
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GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH
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Paul Mccartney |