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Written by Tommy Sands - Children of the Dole

from Little Beggarman by Across the Pond

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Tommy Sands songs about the Troubles in Ireland. We might be the only band to ever cover this song.

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Pictures of the children hanging on the classroom wall
Frankie Brown's in front of them the flower among them all.
Working for the future with all his heart and soul
Who's the one to tell him "you'll be signing on the dole"

Well you can't run away, no you can't run away
No you can't run away from the children of the dole.

Pictures of depression in the mirror of the bar
The dole cheque on the counter, boys, that didn't go to far
Another dream is ended, another job is gone
Another factory's closing and the boss is moving on.

Pictures of the minister appearing on TV
Rehearsing all the reason why this crisis has to be
The arm's race is expensive more than we cannot give
There's money for the killing there's nothing left to live.

Pictures of the soldier on the memory card
He didn't want to fight but he didn't have a job
Fighting for the motherland, duty must be done
The boy who threw the petrol bomb looked just like his son.

Pictures of the children hanging on the barracks wall
Frankie Brown's in front of them the terror of them all
Standing on the corner nothing much to do
It's the first time he's been wanted - he's staring straight at you

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from Little Beggarman, released October 19, 2019
Written by Tommy Sands

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Across the Pond Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Celtic music the way you want to hear it! AWARD-WINNING Across the Pond performs for Irish and Celtic festivals, weddings, European & International festivals, corporate events, colleges & universities, night clubs & pubs, municipal concerts, performing arts centers, and private parties. from North Carolina to Quebec and Ontario in Canada. ... more

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