Lyr Req: Girls of Dublin City (Ewan MacColl)

Subject: eleven young women and one young man (Song)
From: Micheal breathnach
Date: 30 Jan 99 - 04:51 PM

I`ve been trying for ages to get hold of the words to the song "Eleven young women and one young man" about the Dunnes stores strike in Dublin which took place about 10 ago following the suspension of dunnes checkout operator Mary Manning for refusing to handle South African fruit, and came to be known as the strike against aparthied. The song goes to the tune of "the Spanish Lady" and I believe the words were written by the late Ewan McColl. I`ve heard George Mullins singing this song in dublin but haven't yet succeeded in extracting the words from him. Can any of you Mudcatters help?

Subject: RE: eleven young women and one young man
From: Joe Offer
Date: 30 Jan 99 - 07:11 PM

Ah, Micheal, checking the database can often save one both frustration and embarrassment. GIRLS OF DUBLIN CITY (Click here). I didn't do a forum search, but I think I recall that there was a thread discussing this song some time back.
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-Joe Offer-