The Limerick Soviet (G) Workers in their thousands were parading through the streets Alun Parry The Irish Times was horrified and called for their defeat We are the Limerick Soviet Now the people were in charge not the We answer only to the people’s plea Army or elite We care no more for their martial law They held the torch of freedom for us Than the British Army cares for you all and me We are the Limerick Soviet 1919 was the year the trouble all went We answer only to the down people’s plea We care no more for their martial law The Defence of the Realm Act was Than the British Army cares for you invoked by the Crown and me They imposed martial law upon old Limerick town The Soviet of Limerick it lasted two And they made the local people foot weeks long the bill A forgotten revolution overlooked by song The local trades and workers council history’s John Cronin and his strike met for twelve long hours committee’s beacon has not gone And said we will not recognise the It lights the path to justice for us still British powers Army’s This city is the we reclaim it people’s, We are the Limerick Soviet now as ours We answer only to the It ever was and shall be ever still people’s plea We care no more for their martial law Than the British Army cares for you We are the Limerick Soviet and me We answer only to the people’s plea We care no more for their martial law Than the British Army cares for you and me The printing workers laboured through the darkness of the night To urge the population to resist the army’s might Within two hours the city walls proclaimed a General Strike And Limerick responded to the call
The Limerick Soviet (G) Alun Parry We are the Limerick Soviet We answer only to the people’s plea We care no more for their martial law Than the British Army cares for you and me 1919 was the year the trouble all went down The Defence of the Realm Act was invoked by the Crown They imposed martial law upon old Limerick town And they made the local people foot the bill The local trades and workers council met for twelve long hours And said we will not recognise the British Army’s powers This city is the people’s, we reclaim it now as ours It ever was and shall be ever still We are the Limerick Soviet We answer only to the people’s plea We care no more for their martial law Than the British Army cares for you and me The printing workers laboured through the darkness of the night To urge the population to resist the army’s might Within two hours the city walls proclaimed a General Strike And Limerick responded to the call Workers in their thousands were parading through the streets The Irish Times was horrified and called for their defeat Now the people were in charge not the Army or elite They held the torch of freedom for us all We are the Limerick Soviet We answer only to the people’s plea We care no more for their martial law Than the British Army cares for you and me The Soviet of Limerick it lasted two weeks long A forgotten revolution overlooked by history’s song John Cronin and his strike committee’s beacon has not gone It lights the path to justice for us still We are the Limerick Soviet We answer only to the people’s plea We care no more for their martial law Than the British Army cares for you and me