1. ALL FALL DOWN

Councilors, magistrates, men of renown,
Who needs to live in a dirty old town.
Yes, go on, tear it down.

Who need the trees and the flowers to grow,
We can have a motorway with motorway dough,
I know I know I know, they've got to go.

Tear them down, mess them round,
Make a mockery of all of the ground,
And if you ever have a sleepless night,
Just count out your money, it'll be all right.

Politicians, planners go, look what you done,
Your madness is making a machine of ev'ryone,
But one day the machine might turn on.

We'll tear you down, mess you round,
And bury you deep under the ground,
And we'll dance on your graves till the flowers return
And the trees tell us secrets that took ages to learn,

We'll tear you down, mess you round,
Bury you deep under the ground,
And we'll dance on your graves till the flowers return
And the trees tell us secrets that took ages to learn,
We'll tear you down.


2. PLANKTON'S LAMENT

(Instrumental)


3. BRING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT

Bring down the government, bring it to its heel
Sure it a hoot when they prosecute you for doing what you feel.
Bring down the government, bring it to its knees,
If you want your rights you're gonna have to fight,
So bring down the government please.

Bring down the government, bring it down for fun
God only knows they've had their time, it's about time it was done.
So bring down the government, get them on the run,
We'll bake their heads to ginger bread,
And eat them one by one.

Bring down the government, do it now for love,
Do it for your mother and sister too and do for God above.
So roll on my brothers we can find out how,
To walk hand in hand to the promised land,
If we bring down the government now.
Bring down the government now
Bring down the government now
Bring down the government now


4. POOR OLD IRELAND

Poor old Ireland, poor old universe,
Wonder who comes off the worse.
Poor old people mistreating misbelieving,
I think you've been cast by a curse.
But I don't want you to die, I can see all the lies
There's nothing there that's new.
But there's still no need to make blind children bleed,
Even if what you say is true.

And meanwhile in the aisles of the churches with style,
They're singing their songs to the Lord.
And the preacher's carping that for failure on earth,
Heaven will be your reward.

Poor old Ireland tortured by past and
Tarnished by future's curse
Poor old Ireland, poor old planet,
Poor old universe.

Oh Ireland your people mean more than the idols
You seek to set upon earth
And the day that you see that's the day, that all of your
Sadness and sickness will die.

For the enemy you seek to destroy is not the
One who's causing the pain
He's disguised himself well with his book and his bell but
Evil is still his name.

Poor old Ireland tortured by past and
Tarnished by future's curse
Poor old Ireland, poor old universe
Wonder who comes off the worse.


5. DON'T ASK ME

Nothing can stop you from doing anything you choose,
Nothing's gonna stop you if you really wanna play the blues,
But noone's gonna like it if you make more than you lose.
Well you can come on down and you can see the show
You can come on up and you can have blow
But don't ask me how to get there, I don't know.

Pack up your suitcase, pick up your old guitar
Wave goodbye and jump in the company car,
They've seen your picture and they want to know who you are.
Well you can come on down and you can have a blow
You can come on up and you can steal the show
But don't ask me how it happened, I don't know.

Well you can push, shove, lose your long time friends
You might make money, but you'll never quite make amends,
When you're drowned in the vacuum of the one-eyed TV lens.
Well you can fly on up and you can make the show
You can watch it come and you can watch it go
But don't ask me what it feels like, I don't know.

So pack up your cases and hide in your big black car
Put on a new face pick up your old guitar,
Is there anybody there but who doesn't know who you are.
Well you can watch it come and you can see it go
Then you can come on down and we can have a blow
But don't ask me who are you are, 'cos I won't know.
I won't know
I won't know
I won't know


6. O NO, NOT AGAIN

Well your briefcase is open and your papers they are torn
And you look for your chequebook, but you find that it's gone.
So you fumble in your pocket for the change for the train
Well the woman she glares at you and then she calls you names.

Falling down the steps you get soaked by the rain
It's so hard to carry on, it's so hard to explain.

But when it comes down to knowing who you are
Feels like a waste of time you'd be better off by far
With a fistful of friends and a beat up old guitar
And some food and some wine in a jar.

Well the advertising signs saying James Bond is here
Only deal you discomfort and then fill you with fear.
And you need a cigarette, but there's no smoking here
It's so hard to carry on, it gets harder ev'ry year.

But when it comes down to knowing who you are
Seems like a waste of time you'd be better off by far
With a fistful of friends and a beat up old guitar
O no no, O no no, not again.

O no no, O no no, O no no not again...


7. DINGLE REGATTA

(Instrumental)


8. WAKE UP LITTLE SISTER

Wake up little sister, tell me what you've got
I can see your dreaming quite a lot.
And if the sun is shining we can make it to the top
Wake up little sister and tell me what is and what is not.

Wake up little dreamer, you been dreaming too long
I can feel your heartbeat like a song.
With you beside me I can feel both, gentle and strong
Wake up little dreamer and tell me what's right and what is wrong.

Wake up little sister, help me through the night
We got to make it, got to make it alright.
And in the morning when we have to say goodnight
We'll say hello I know and walk off in to the light.

And in the morning when we have to say goodnight
We'll say hello I know and walk off in to the light.

And if the sun is shining we can make it to the top
Wake up little sister and tell me what is and what is not.


9. GO BACK

You think you're nice to know, so how could you guess
I don't want to know you till I know myself less.
I'm gonna forget where I'm going, remember where i've been
You won't see me till I wanna be seen.

I wanna go back where you've never been,
I wanna feel things like you've never even dreamed
I'm lying on the grass in a blood-stained field
And i'll drift through this country till my memory's healed.

You took me for a fool, you took me for a ride
But this is where I get off 'cos I'm going inside.
I'm gonna forget where I'm going, remember where i've been
Don't think i've lost my mind if I let out a scream.

I wanna go back where you've never been,
I wanna feel things like you've never even dreamed
I'm flying through the sky on a black and blue night
And i'll drink this midnight air till I see the day light.

I wanna go back where you've never been,
I wanna feel things like you've never even dreamed
I'm flying through the sky on a black and blue night
And i'll drink this midnight air till I see the day light.


10. COURT IN THE ACT

Got the summons served on a Sunday, see what I done
Couldn't see much sense in the charges, but they sure sounded like fun.
So I went downtown to a Bow Street, to see the company man,
'Hey boy your in a heap of trouble, but i'll do everything that I can'.

But the judge is a grudge man, and that's a fact (man that's a fact)
And the judge is a grudge man, and that's a fact
You shouldn't let yourself never get caught in the act.

Sorry for the damage i've done, try to pay it back
The only crime I ever committed was being caught in the act.
So the next time that you feel good don't forget the fact
There's a man in blue and he wants you to be, be caught in the act.

And the judge is a grudge man, and that's a fact (man that's a fact)
And the judge is a grudge man, and that's a fact
Hope that you never get caught in the act.

And the judge is a grudge man, and that's a fact (man that's a fact)
And the judge is a grudge man, and that's a fact
Hope that you never get caught in the act.
Hope that you never get caught in the act.


11. MANDOLIN KING

Listen to the mandolin king, doing his own special thing,
Strumming his strings, singing his songs
And when he sings he wants to sing along.

La, la, la, la, la, ...

Anything you ever wanted, he can make come real,
Depending on how you feel, according to what you do,
Because you know that in the end it's up to you.

So Listen to the mandolin king, doing his own special thing,
Strumming his strings, singing his songs
And when he sings you all sing along.

So shut your eyes and picture empty skies all around
And listen for the sound, of magic in the air
And when you do then you know the mandolin king will be there.

Listen to the mandolin king, doing his own special thing,
Strumming his strings, singing his songs
And when he sings you all sing along.

Ev'rybody, La, la, la, la, la, ...


12. DINGLY DELL

Where did you see me last, was it down in Dingly Dell
Could you really tell if it were I or just a passing butterfly.

Where will you see me next, will you wear a ribbon in your hair ?
Look at me but do not stare or I may break evaporate into the air.

Ooh, ooh, ooh - there's magic in the air
Ooh, ooh, ooh - it's ev'rywhere
And I need you, to share it with me,
But you're not there and never will you be.

Will you have my children, will they grow in the likeness of me ?
And will they touch the sun and always be completely free to reach for freedom.

Ooh, ooh, ooh - there's magic in the air
Ooh, ooh, ooh - it's ev'rywhere
And I need you, to share it with me,
But you're not there and never will you be.

Ooh, ooh, ooh - there's magic in the air
Ooh, ooh, ooh - it's ev'rywhere
Ooh, ooh, ooh - there's magic in the air
Ooh, ooh, ooh - it's ev'rywhere
But you're not there and never will you be.


BONUSTRACKS (RE-ISSUE 1988)


13. WE CAN SWING TOGETHER

No-one came to criticise, no-one to complain,
Just to pass a little bit of time, play some human games.
Some were smoking 'roll your owns', while others they had none,
Ev'rybody was holding hands, and singing this little song.

[Chorus]
We can swing together, 'cause we feel we're doing it right.
We can swing together, we can swing all through the night.

Then when things were happening, around about ten to four,
There was a screeching of brakes, dogs barking outside, and a hammering on the door.
Then the voice of officialdom, saying 'Open in the name of the law',
But we just kept on holding hands, and singing this song some more.

[Chorus]

Then they broke down all the doors, and kicked the windows in,
They let their doggies off the leads, and they ransacked everything.
They stood us all against the wall, their faces split with grins,
And then they linked each others' handcuffs and they merrily began to sing.

[Chorus]

They took us to see the County Judge, with a wig-hat on his head,
He heard our case with a smile on his face, and this is what he said:
I'll have to send you all to jail, for doing this terrible thing.
And as I walked down to the cells, I swear I heard him sing.

[Chorus](x6)