THE HELICOPTER SONG

(Source: Songs of Resistance 1968-1975; no author or tune given)

Chorus: It's up like a bird and over the city,
"Three men are missing", I heard a warder cry,
"sure it must have been a bird that flew into the prison
or one of these new ministers", says the warder in the Joy
(note: I guess Joy is short for Mountjoy jail W.H.)

1. Early one evening when the Branchmen were sleeping
a little helicopter flew across the sky
down in the yard where some prisoners were walking,
"Get ready for inspection", said the warder in the Joy.

2. Down in the yard through the pushing and the shoving
three of the prisoners they climbed upon the bird
and up and away they went into the great skies.
"I think there's someone escaping", said the warder in the Joy.

3. Over in the Dail (note. Irish parliament) they were drinking gin and brandy,
the Minister for Justice was soaking up the sun
when came this little message that some prisoners had escaped them,
"I think it's three of the Provos", (note: provisional IRA) said the warder in the Joy.

4. Search every hole, search every nook and cranny,
let no man rest until these men are found
for this cannot happen to a law and order government,
"I think you'll never find them", says the warder in the Joy.

I'm sure, most of you didn't need my notes.

Wolfgang