Auf Wiedersehen to Crossmaglen.
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Auf Wiedersehen to Crossmaglen farewell to Carrickmore
I've seen enough of Ireland boys and I wont be back for more
no I wont be back for more.
The recruiting sergeant told me son "Army life is great"
but he did not mention the mortar bombs
or bloody claimore mines.
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He told me of the German girls
the discos every night but the only craic in
South Armagh comes from an armalite.
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I spent some time on the Tomb Bridge line
where I thought I knew no fear,
until a van bomb parked outside our base
brought the barracks around my ears.
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Farewell at last to West Belfast
from the Markets to the Falls
I quickly got the message there
it was written on the walls.
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So all you young lads
where in England you maybe signing on the breau,
just stay well away from the IRA
and they wont bother you.
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