Irish Rock at the BBC

# Don't wanna be nobody's hero

# Don't wanna be nobody's star

# Don't wanna be nobody's hero

# Get up, get out, be what you are! #

APPLAUSE

# As I was going over

# The Cork and Kerry mountains

# I saw Captain Farrell

# And his money, he was counting

# I first produced my pistol

# Then produced my rapier

# I said, "Stand o'er and deliver

# "Or the devil, he may take ya!"

# Musha ring dum-a-do, dum-a-da

# Whack for my daddy-o

# Whack for my daddy-o

# There's whiskey in the jar-o

# I took all of his money

# And it was a pretty penny

# I took all of his money

# And I brought it home to Molly

# She swore that she'd love me

# Never would she leave me

# But the devil take that woman

# For you know she tricked me easy

# Musha ring dum-a-do dum-a-da

# Whack for my daddy-o

# Whack for my daddy-o

# There's whiskey in the jar-o

# Now, some men like the fishing

# And some men like the fowling

# And some men like to hear a cannon ball a-roaring

# Me? I like sleeping

# Especially in my Molly's chamber

# But here I am in prison

# Here I am with a ball and chain, yeah!

# Musha ring dum-a-do dum-a-da

# Whack for my daddy-o

# Whack for my daddy-o

# There's whiskey in the jar-o!

# And I got drunk on whiskey-oh! #

APPLAUSE

# Well, I lost my shirt at a card game in which I never had a chance

# Well, I lost my shirt at a card game in which I never had a chance

# The deck was marked The game was rigged

# You could not tell at a glance

# Well, I lost my job on the weekend and I was back out on the street

# Well, I lost my job on the weekend and I was back out on the street

# No way to get a dollar But I spent it at the roulette wheel

# Now, hear me talking!

# Yes, I walk on hot coals Sleep on a bed of nails

# Walk on thin ice Skate on razor blades

# Got my little girl beside me No matter what else fails

# Ready!

# Well, I spent it all down at the race track

# All the way my horse led the field

# I spent it all down at the race track

# All the way my horse led the track

# But it was a hoax The mare was doped

# Bet you wish you'd known that and put it by

# I'll throw away my lucky penny, my rabbit's foot and gypsy ring

# Throw away my lucky penny, my rabbit's foot and gypsy ring

# Not gonna gamble on my baby, on this losing streak I might not win

# Cos I walk on hot coals sleep on a bed of nails

# Walk on thin ice Skate on razor blades

# Got my little girl beside me No matter what else fails

# Now, let me tell you! Yes, I walk on hot coals

# Sleep on a bed of nails

# Walk on thin ice Skate on razor blades

# Got my little girl beside me No matter what else fails... #

APPLAUSE

One, two, three!

# My love is colder than black marble by the sea

# My heart is older than the cold oak tree

# I am the flash

# of silver in the sun

# If you see me coming you had better

# Run, run, run from Dearg Doom!

# From Dearg Doom

# From Dearg Doom

# From Dearg Doom

# You speak in whispers of the devils I have slain

# By the fire of my silver devil's blade

# And still you dare to flaunt yourself at me

# I don't want you, I don't need you

# I don't love you, can't you see?

# I'm Dearg Doom

# I'm Dearg Doom

# I'm Dearg Doom

# I'm Dearg Doom

# And when the stars go out you can hear me shout

# Two heads are better than none

# 100 heads are so much better than one

# And when the stars go out

# You can hear me shout

# Two heads are better than none

# 100 heads are so much better than one

# I'm a boy who was born blind to pain

# And like a hawk I'll swoop and swoop again!

# I am the flash of Hawkeye in the sun

# If you see me coming you had better run, run, run

# From Dearg Doom

# From Dearg Doom

# From Dearg Doom

# From Dearg Doom... #

APPLAUSE

# A teenage dream's so hard to beat

# Every time she walks down the street

# Another girl in the neighbourhood

# Wish she was mine She looks so good

# I wanna hold her Wanna hold her tight

# Get teenage kicks right through the night

# I'm gonna call her on the telephone

# Have her over cos I'm all alone

# I need excitement Oh, I need it bad!

# And it's the best I've ever had

# I wanna hold her Wanna hold her tight

# Get teenage kicks right through the night

# All right!

# A teenage dream's so hard to beat

# Every time she walks down the street

# Another girl in the neighbourhood

# Wish she was mine She looks so good

# I wanna hold her Wanna hold her tight

# Get teenage kicks right through the night

# I'm gonna call her on the telephone

# Have her over cos I'm all alone

# I need excitement Oh, I need it bad!

# And it's the best I've ever had

# I wanna hold her Wanna hold her tight

# Get teenage kicks right through the night

# All right!

# I wanna hold her Wanna hold her tight

# Get teenage kicks right through the night

# All right! #

APPLAUSE

# There was an awful lot of rocking going on that night

# Cruising time for the young bright lights

# Just down past the gasworks By the meat factory door

# The five lamp boys were coming on strong

# The Saturday night city beat had already started

# The pulse of the corner boys just sprang into action

# And young Billy watched it all under the yellow street light

# And said, "Tonight of all nights, there's gonna be a fight!"

# Billy don't like it Living here in this town

# He says the traps have been sprung

# Long before he was born

# He said hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors

# And blood and tears poured down the drains and the sewers

# There's screaming and crying in the high-rise blocks

# It's a rat trap, Billy, but you're already caught

# But you can make it if you want to or you need it bad enough

# You're young and good looking and you're acting kind of tough

# Anyway, it's Saturday night Time to see what's going down

# Put on the bright suit, Billy Head for the right side of town

# It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bored

# You don't know what it is But there's got to be more

# You'd better find a way out Hey, kick down the door

# It's a rat trap and you've been caught

# In this town, Billy says

# Everybody's trying to tell you what to do

# In this town Billy says everybody says you gotta follow rules

# You walk up to the traffic lights

# You switch from your left to right

# You push in that button And that button comes alight

# It tells you "Walk, don't walk. Walk, don't walk.

# "Talk, don't talk."

# "Talk, don't talk."

# "Walk, don't walk."

# "Walk, don't walk."

# "Talk, don't talk."

# "Talk, don't talk."

# Hey, Billy, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk

# Billy, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk

# Billy, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk

# Hey, Billy!

# Take a walk with me

# Do you want that misery?

# Sweetheart, swing free!

# Well, little Judy's trying to watch Top Of The Pops

# But Mum and Dad are fighting Don't they ever stop?

# She takes off her coat and walks down onto the street

# It's cold on that road But it's got that home beat

# Deep down in her pockets she finds 50p

# Is that any way for a young girl to be?

# "I'm gonna get out of school, work in some factory

# "Work all the hours God gave me, get myself a little easy money."

# Now, now, now, now, na-na-na-na!

# Her mind's made up She walks down the road

# Her hands in her pockets Coat buttoned 'gainst the cold

# She finally finds Billy down at the Italian cafe

# And when he's drunk, it's hard to understand what Billy says

# But then he mumbles in his coffee and suddenly roars

# It's a rat trap, Judy, and we've been caught! #

# I think it's time we talked this over

# I think you've taken this too far

# I never wanted to be different

# Didn't ask to be nobody's star

# Try to take control of it

# Cos what you see is what you get

# Try to take control of it and not me

# You think it's time you took me over

# To do what you can't do yourself

# But don't let heroes get your kicks for you

# It's up to you and no-one else

# Try to take control of it

# Cos what you see is what you get

# Try to take control of it and you'll see

# Don't wanna be nobody's hero

# I don't wanna be nobody's star

# Don't wanna be nobody's hero

# Get up, get out, be what you are

# You think you're nobody And I have all the fun

# But no-one is a nobody Everyone is someone

# Don't wanna be nobody's hero

# I don't wanna be nobody's star... #

APPLAUSE

Let's go!

I will follow!

# I was on the outside When you say, you say

# You needed me

# I was looking at myself

# I was blind, I could not see. Oh!

# A boy tries hard to be a man

# His mother takes him by his hand

# If he stops to think he starts to cry

# Oh, why?

# If you walk away, walk away I walk away, walk away

# I will follow

# You walk away, walk away I walk away, walk away

# I will follow. Follow!

# I was on the inside

# When they pulled the four walls down

# I was looking through the window

# I was lost, I am found

# Walk away, walk away Walk away, walk away

# I will follow

# If you walk away, walk away I walk away, walk away

# I will follow

# I will...

# I will follow

# I will follow

# I will follow

# I will...

# I will... #

Thank you!

# I met my love by the gas works wall

# Dreamed a dream

# By the old canal

# Kissed my girl

# By the factory wall

# Dirty old town

# Dirty old town

# Clouds a-drifting across the moon

# Cats a-prowling on their beat

# Spring's a girl

# From the streets at night

# Dirty old town

# Dirty old town

# I heard a siren from the docks

# Saw a train set the night on fire

# Smelled the spring

# On the smoky wind

# Dirty old town

# Dirty old town

# I'm going to make me a good, sharp axe

# Shining steel tempered in the fire

# I'll chop you down like an old, dead tree

# Dirty old town

# Dirty old town

# I met my love

# By the gas works wall

# Dreamed a dream

# By the old canal

# Kissed my girl

# By the factory wall

# Dirty old town

# Dirty old town

# Dirty old town

# Dirty old town. #

APPLAUSE

# There's a smell of fresh cut grass

# And it's filling up my senses

# And the sun is shining down

# On the blossoms in the avenue

# There's a buzzing fly hanging around the bluebells and the daisies

# There's a lot more loving, yeah, left in this world

# Don't go

# Don't leave me now, now, now

# While the sun smiles

# Stick around and laugh a while, yeah

# And I lie on warm and soft sandy beaches

# And my toes are submerged in the water

# And it feels good

# The children playing building castles on the shoreline

# Like a painting that we loved and, Lord, it feels so fine

# Don't go

# Don't leave me now, now, now

# While the sun smiles

# Stick around and laugh a while, yeah

# Uh-huh, uh-huh

# Whoo...

# There's white horses and they're coming at me at a pace now

# There's a blue sirocco blowing warm into my face

# And the sun is sparkling on the underside of the bridges

# And the cars going by with smiles in the windows

# There's a black cat lying in the shadow of the gate post

# And the black cat keeps telling me that love is on its way

# Yeah, there's a black cat lying in the shadow of the gate post

# And the black cat tells me that love is on its way

# Don't go

# Don't leave me now, now, now

# While the sun smiles

# Stick around and laugh a while, yeah

# Stick around and laugh a while

# No, don't go

# Don't leave me now, now, now

# While the sun smiles

# Stick around and laugh a while, yeah

# Uh-huh, uh-huh

# Whoo...

# I can hear you coming now

# Oh, now, now

# Coming to you, baby

# You'll never leave now Don't go

# Don't go

# Don't leave me now, now, now

# While the sun smiles

# Stick around and laugh a while, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Don't go. #

# I'm dancing the seven veils

# Want you to pick up my scarf

# See how the black moon fades

# Soon I can give you my heart, yeah

# Ooh, yeah

# Hey, hey

# I don't know no shame

# I feel no pain

# I can't see the flame

# But I do know Mandinka

# I do know Mandinka

# I do know Mandinka

# I do

# They're throwing it all this way

# Dragging it back to the start

# And they say, "See how the glass is raised?"

# I have refused to take part

# I told them "Drink something new"

# Please let me pull something through

# I don't know no shame

# I feel no pain

# I can't

# I don't know no shame

# I feel no pain

# I can't see the flame

# But I do know Mandinka

# I do know Mandinka

# I do know Mandinka

# I do

# I do, oh-oh-oh-oh

# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

# I do, oh-oh-oh-oh

# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

# I said I do

# Soon I can give you my heart

# I swear I do

# Soon I can give you my heart

# I do... #

APPLAUSE

# After all I really love you

# After all that we've been through

# I know that we fight

# And our love gets pushed to the side

# Still it ends all right

# After all I really need you

# Don't know how I'd live without you

# Days they go by

# And you're always there at my side

# Girl, I'm glad you're mine

There are times I get distracted, girl

# By the ways and workings of this world

# But I think of you as my life's shrine

# And I'm glad that I'm yours and you're mine

# When I'm far from home and lonely

# And I think about my life

# I think about you

# And all the little things that you do

# And I'm glad you're mine

# There are times I get distracted, girl

# By the ways and workings of this world

# But I think of you as my life's shrine

# And I'm glad that I'm yours and you're

# Mine

# Ah-ah-ah-ah

# Ba-da-da, ba-da-ba-ba-ba

# La-la-la, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba

# La-la-la, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba

# La-la-la, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba

# La-la-la, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba

# La-la-la, ba-da-ba-ba-ba

# But I'm glad that after all you're mine

# Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba

# La-la-la, ba-da-ba-ba-ba

# La-la-la, ba-da-ba-ba-ba

# But I'm glad that after all you're mine. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Heaven kicked you out

# You wouldn't wear a tie

# Staring at some pictures by yourself

# At something that you want to have but will never get

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Get drunk every night

# You can't get drunk on life

# Shouting at the world you'll never change

# But it's what's inside you've got to rearrange

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Heaven kicked you out

# Heaven kicked you out

# Making up for what you'll never have

# Losing every single thing you've ever had

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere

# Going nowhere. #

# If you

# If you could return

# Don't let it burn

# Don't let it fade

# I'm sure I'm not being rude

# But it's just your attitude

# It's tearing me apart

# It's ruining everything

# I swore

# I swore I would be true

# And, honey, so did you

# So why were you holding her hand?

# Is that the way we stand?

# Were you lying all the time?

# Was it just a game to you?

# But I'm in so deep

# You know I'm such a fool for you

# You got me wrapped around your finger, ah-ha-ha

# Do you have to let it linger?

# Do you have to, do you have to

# Do you have to let it linger?

# Oh, I thought the world of you

# I thought nothing could go wrong

# But I was wrong

# I was wrong

# If you

# If you could get by

# Trying not to lie

# Things wouldn't be so confused

# And I wouldn't feel so used

# But you always really knew

# I just want to be with you

# And I'm in so deep

# You know I'm such a fool for you

# You got me wrapped around your finger, ah-ha-ha

# Do you have to let it linger?

# Do you have to, do you have to

# Do you have to let it linger?

# And I'm in so deep

# You know I'm such a fool for you

# You got me wrapped around your finger, ah-ha-ha

# Do you have to let it linger?

# Do you have to, do you have to

# Do you have to let it linger? #

# One million light years from home

# Throwing up and feeling small

# Where have I gone and landed tonight?

# I've been shot right to the core

# Of NYC and hostility, yeah

# But you gotta laugh

# Cos there's something that I cannot do without

# And it's in your hand

# Whoo-hoo

# Whoo-hoo

# Where have I gone and landed tonight?

# A million light years from home

# Throwing up and feeling small

# And now I know that my mind is blown

# Cos there's something that I cannot live without

# Something that I understand

# Yeah, there's something that I cannot do without

# And it's in your hand

# Cut down, shot down

# Any way you please

# Don't get nothing for free

# Big time, small time

# Any way you choose, yeah

# Don't mean nothing to me

# Rah!

# Whoo-ooh

# Whoo-hoo

# Where have I gone and landed tonight?

# God give me strength

# In a land of fakes and small-time petty thieves

# Must be the wrong place

# Cos all my honesty is true, yeah

# But it's gone to waste

# On a soulless superficial void

# Called the human race

# Cut down, shot down

# Any way you please

# Don't get nothing for free

# Big time, small time

# Any way you choose, yeah

# But you gotta compete

# All right, wow!

# Whoo-ooh

# Whoo-ooh

# Ooh-ooh

# Whoo-ooh

# Ooh-ooh

# Where have I gone and landed tonight?

# Throwing up and feeling small

# One million light years from home

# I've been shot right to the core

# Of NYC and hostility, yeah

# But you gotta laugh

# Cos there's something that I cannot do without

# And it's in your hand

# Cut down, shot down

# Any way you please

# Don't get nothing for free

# Big time, small time

# Any way you choose, yeah

# Don't mean nothing to me

# Oh, yeah, I've been cut down

# Shot down, baby

# Sisters and brothers, please, yeah

# Big time, small time

# Any way you choose

# Don't mean nothing to me

# Wow!

# Whoo-hoo

# Whoo-hoo

# Ooh-ooh

# Whoo-hoo

# Ooh-hoo. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Take the National Express

# When your life's in a mess

# It'll make you smile

# All human life is here

# From the feeble old dear

# To the screaming child

# From the family man

# Manhandling the pram

# With paternal pride

# To the student who knows

# That to have one of those

# Would be suicide

-# And everybody sings

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# Yeah

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# Uh-huh

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# All right

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# We're going

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# Where

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# The air

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# Is free

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-bom

# On the National Express

# There's a jolly hostess

# Selling crisps and tea

# She'll provide you with drinks

# And theatrical winks

# For a sky-high fee

# Mini skirts were in style

# When she danced down the aisle

# Back in '63

# But it's hard to get by

# When your arse is the size

# Of a small country

-# And everybody sings

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# Yeah

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# Uh-huh

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# All right

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# We're going

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# Where

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# The air

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

-# Is free

-Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-da-da-da

# Tomorrow belongs to me

# When you're sad and feeling blue

# With nothing better to do

# Don't just sit there feeling stressed

# Take a little trip on

# The National Express

# All right

# On the National Express

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express, shh

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express It's a bus!

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express

# National Express. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# He got me with a hook

# Those big bass notes

# Thunder in my chest

# Mmm, stuck in my throat

# Pulling me down

# Like a rumble in the ground

# Crawls up from the depths

# With a deep down sound

# Johnny got a boom boom

# Johnny got a bam

# He got a...!

# Big bottomed body

# Long thin neck

# Swear it was a woman

# That he had in his grip

# Big vibrations, yeah

# Just one glance

# He's going to blow my mind

# He's going to make me want to Make me want to, oh!

# Johnny got a boom boom

# Johnny got a bam

# He got a...!

# Watch that man

# See what's in his hands

# Got a new toy

# He's a big bad boy

# Going to freak you out

# You're going to shriek out loud

# He's got you in his hands

# Going to make you want to Make you want to, oh!

# Johnny got a boom boom

# Oh, yeah, Johnny got a bam

# He got a...!

# Watch that man

# See what's in his hands

# Got a new toy

# He's a big bad boy

# Going to freak you out

# You're going to shriek out loud

# He's got you in his hands

# Going to make you want to Make you want to, oh!

# Johnny got a boom boom

# Oh, yeah, Johnny got a bam

# I said, Johnny got a boom boom

# Oh, yeah, Johnny got a, got a

# Got a, he got a...! #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Blue collar Jane

# Lives in 54

# Always got a teacup

# When she knocks upon my door

# She just wants some milk and sugar

# But all I want is her

# Blue collar Jane, my girl

# You're causing quite a stir

# All we could be

# B-L-U-E

# C-O-L-L-A-R, J-A-N-E Oh, baby, please

# If you could see

# Then you'd agree

# That I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

# Blue collar Jane

# Always in your town

# Never wears her hair up cos she's always dressing down

# Got a four-wheel drive, you know that's how she gets around

# Blue collar Jane, my girl You knock me to the ground

# All we could be

# B-L-U-E

# C-O-L-L-A-R, J-A-N-E Oh, baby, please

# If you could see

# Then you'd agree

# That I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

# Watch out!

# Blue collar Jane

# Always in your town

# Never wears her hair up cos she's always dressing down

# Got a four-wheel drive You know that's how she gets around

# Blue collar Jane, my girl You knock me to the ground

# All we could be

# B-L-U-E

# C-O-L-L-A-R, J-A-N-E Oh, baby, please

# If you could see

# Then you'd agree

# That I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

# That I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

# That I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

# Yeah. #

APPLAUSE

# My lover's got humour

# She's the giggle at a funeral

# Knows everybody's disapproval

# I should've worshipped her sooner

# If the heavens ever did speak

# She's the last true mouthpiece

# Every Sunday's getting more bleak

# A fresh poison each week

# We were born sick

# You heard them say it

# My church offers no absolutes

# She tells me "Worship in the bedroom"

# The only heaven I'll be sent to

# Is when I'm alone with you

# I was born sick

# But I love it

# Command me to be well

# A...

# Amen

# Amen

# Amen

# Take me to church

# I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

# I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

# Offer me that deathless death

# And good God let me give you my life

# Take me to church

# I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

# I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

# Offer me that deathless death

# And good God let me give you my life

# If I'm a pagan of the good times

# My lover's the sunlight

# To keep the Goddess on my side

# She demands a sacrifice

# Drain the whole sea

# Get something shiny

# Something meaty for the main course

# That's a fine looking high horse

# What you got in the stable?

# We've a lot of starving faithful

# That looks tasty

# That looks plenty

# This is hungry work

# Take me to church

# I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

# I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

# Offer me that deathless death

# And good God, let me give you my life

# Take me to church

# I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

# I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

# Offer me that deathless death

# And good God let me give you my life

# No masters or kings

# When the ritual begins

# There is no sweeter innocence

# Than our gentle sin

# In the madness and soil

# Of that sad earthly scene

# Only then I am human

# Only then I am clean

# Oh, Amen

# Amen

# Amen

# Take me to church

# I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

# I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

# Offer me that deathless death

# And good God let me give you my life

# Take me to church

# I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

# I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

# Offer me that deathless death

# And good God let me give you my life. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE