Lyrics Whacker Humphries - Christy Moore
! UNFINISHED!
One
day
i
was
walking
past
the
bridgeon
dolphins
barn,
down
by
the
old
canal
i
saw
some
children
in
a
car
In
the
back
they
were
shooting
up
smack
and
i
had
a
bird's
eye
view
When
i
dialled
for
help
told
me
theres
nothing
we
can
do
On
both
sides
of
the
river,
clearly
to
be
seen,
down
alon
O'Connell
street
and
up
to
Stephen's
green
Heroin
sold
openly,
the
was
no
need
to
hide,
Drug
squad
were
outnumbered,
seems
like
their
hands
were
tied
John
whacker
humphries,
he's
a
family
man
Him
and
his
wifre
they
gave
the
children
everything
they
can#faced
with
the
scourge
of
heroin
They'd
not
accept
defeat
They
joined
other
concerned
parents
To
put
the
dealers
off
the
street
They
marched
on
dealers
houses
and
ordered
them
to
quit
Time
and
time
again
they
warned
"we've
had
enough
of
it"
Dirty
needles
in
our
doorways
junkies
hanging
all
about
Keep
on
dealing
heroin,
and
your
gonna
be
moved
out
From
st
teresas
gardens,
to
the
flats
in
ballaels
bun
Concerned
parents
action
action,
and
the
dealers
on
the
run
They
swore
they'd
stick
together
till
the
heroin
was
stopped
Can
anybody
tell
me
why
they
got
their
knuckles
rapped?
(Instrumental)
They
were
rounded
up
and
charged
with
crimes
against
the
state
Brought
down
to
the
green
st.
court,
to
decide
their
fate
There
wasnt
any
jury,
and
there
was
no
bail
Concerned
parents
were
taken
off
to
jail
I
was
sitting
in
the
gallery,
with
family
friends
and
wives
I
strained
to
hear
who
told
the
truth
and
who
was
telling
lies
Junkies
duries
and
police
on
the
prosecutions
side
I
swear
to
god
thats
what
i
saw
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