Lyrics Irish Ways and Irish Laws (live, The Netherlands) - Sinead O'Connor
Once
upon
a
time
there
were
Irish
Ways
and
Irish
Laws
Villages
of
Irish
blood
Waking
to
the
morning
Waking
to
the
morning
Then
the
Vikings
came
around
(1)
Turned
us
up
and
turned
us
down
Started
building
boats
and
towns
They
tried
to
change
our
living
Tried
to
change
our
living
Cromwell
and
his
soldiers
came
(2)
Started
centuries
of
shame
But
they
could
not
make
us
turn
(3)
We
are
a
river
flowing
We′re
a
river
flowing
Again,
again
the
soldiers
came
Burnt
our
houses
stole
our
grain
Shot
the
farmers
in
their
fields
Working
for
livings
Working
for
a
living
800
years
we
have
been
down
(4)
The
secret
of
the
water
sound
Has
kept
the
spirit
of
a
man
Above
the
pain
descending
Above
the
pain
descending
Today
the
struggle
carries
on
I
wonder
will
I
live
so
long
To
see
the
gates
being
opened
up
(5)
To
a
people
and
their
freedom
A
people
and
their
freedom
Once
upon
a
time
there
was
Irish
Ways
and
Irish
Laws
Villages
of
Irish
blood
Waking
to
the
morning
Waking
to
the
morning
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