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Anthony John Clarke - Irish Eyes
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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John's family, it was everything
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And the children were his life
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And the neighbours always spoke of John so well
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For once the cards stacked in his favour
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And the offer came his way
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Twenty pounds for one night's work, he might as well
[Verse 2]
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John drove his lorry down an empty road
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From Carryduff through Saintfield, Tollymore
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But they found poor John's body
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On the side of the lonely road
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And the neighbours heard the police tap on the door
[Verse 3]
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Well, the police they took the phone call
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It said there'd been some mistake
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And apologies were sent to all concerned
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Two hooded men had stopped John's lorry
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On the side of the lonely road
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But their bullet had been meant for someone else
[Verse 4]
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John's family tried to understand it
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They prayed in church for strength to pull them through
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But they'd been seeing lorries
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On the sides of the lonely roads
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From Nineteen Sixty-Nine to Ninety-Two
[Chorus]
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This ain't no precious song about Ireland
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So don't you dare mistake it
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For the ones that you whistle when you're going home
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It's not all leaving from some harbour
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It's not all step into my parlour
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Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling through it all?
[Verse 5]
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Well, there were investigations
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Five minutes on the news
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And the mass card wore a picture of John's face
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There was outrage
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Two letters in the paper
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And both sides of the fence, they sensed disgrace
[Verse 6]
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And sure enough there were elections
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Familiar cowboys tried to steal the show
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Men spoke of changing attitudes
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While thirteen tired platitudes
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Pushed hope and poor John's lorry off the road
[Chorus]
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This ain't no precious song about Ireland
F C
So don't you dare mistake it
G
For the ones that you whistle when you're going home
C Dm
It's not all leaving from some harbour
Em F
It's not all step into my parlour
C G
Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling?
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Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling through it all?