Re: George Galloway at the Oxford Union - We SHOULD NOT fight for King and Country. Archived Message Posted by Raskolnikov on February 22, 2023, 8:43 am, in reply to "George Galloway at the Oxford Union - We SHOULD NOT fight for King and Country." Fantastic. I was thinking of posting this again and this looks like a good place to put it: [url= Written by the great Alistair Hulett. See thon Arthur Henderson, heid bummer o' the workin' men When war broke oot he pressed his suit an' ran tae catch the train He signed a deal in London, nae mair strikes until the fightin's done In Glesga toon the word went roon', tak tent o' John Maclean He said a bayonet, that's a weapon wi' a working man at either end Betray your country, serve your class. Don't sign up for war my friend Don't sign up for war When they turned him oot o' Langside Hall, John stood up at the fountain Whit he said was tailor-made tae magnify the friction Ye patriots can roar and bawl, it's nought but braggarts fiction The only war worth fightin' for is war against oppression He said a bayonet, that's a weapon wi' a working man at either end Betray your country, serve your class. Don't sign up for war my friend Don't sign up for war The polis wheeched him oot o' there and doon tae Queens Park station They telt him plain, offend again an' we'll mak' ye rue the day, son But Johnny didnae turn a hair, he ca'd for a demonstration A mighty thrang ten thoosan strang turned oot against conscription The next time that they came for him, John kent they meant the business He didnae plea for mercy, he said gi'e me British justice The justice that he ca'd for stunned many intae silence When oot o' Hell the hammer fell, three years was the sentence He said a bayonet, that's a weapon wi' a working man at either end Betray your country, serve your class. Don't sign up for war my friend Don't sign up for war Message Thread: George Galloway at the Oxford Union - We SHOULD NOT fight for King and Country. - Der February 22, 2023, 8:01 am Re: George Galloway at the Oxford Union - We SHOULD NOT fight for King and Country. - Raskolnikov February 22, 2023, 8:43 am Thanks for the poem! - Gerard February 22, 2023, 11:03 am Shooting fish in a barrel....nm - Keith-264 February 22, 2023, 8:49 am A very nice way to start the day! nm - Ed February 22, 2023, 9:10 am "Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"....nm - Keith-264 February 22, 2023, 10:01 am Shut it Steven, you ginger bollox! (nm) - Ed February 22, 2023, 4:38 pm   Searching