Paul McCartney – Give Ireland back to the Irish

Song about the continued British occupation of the north eastern part of Ireland which denies the Irish people the right of national self-determination.

Thanks to you all for your worldwide support for freedom in Ireland

Song performed by Wings.

Give ireland back to the irish
Dont make them have to take it away
Give ireland back to the irish
Make ireland irish today
Great britian you are tremendous
And nobody knows like me
But really what are you doin
In the land across the sea

Tell me how would you like it
If on your way to work
You were stopped by irish soliders
Would you lie down do nothing
Would you give in, or go berserk

Give ireland back to the irish
Dont make them have to take it away
Give ireland back to the irish
Make ireland irish today

Great britian and all the people
Say that all people must be free
Meanwhile back in ireland
Theres a man who looks like me

And he dreams of God and country
And hes feeling really bad
And hes sitting in a prison
Should he lie down do nothing
Should give in or go mad

Give ireland back to the irish
Dont make them have to take it away
Give ireland back to the irish
Make ireland irish today

Give ireland back to the irish
Dont make them have to take it away
Give ireland back to the irish
Make ireland irish today

Duration : 0:3:44


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25 Responses to “Paul McCartney – Give Ireland back to the Irish”

  1. Medeasbiggestfan on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    ‘One dude in a pub’ …
    ‘One dude in a pub’ is not what I’d call a good judge of national politics and public opinion.

    I think you have to be careful about judging countries today on events that happened some time ago.

    The UK and Sweden may have been imperialistic and oppressive in the past but they are not anymore. In fact, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit Index of Democracy, Sweden is the most democratic country in the world.

  2. Well I´m only half …
    Well I´m only half Scottish/Swedish and really do not know any Welsh but I meet one dude at a pub in London who claimed there would be something like in the NI in Wales in a few years! But I guess there are nutheads in every region. even in Skåne in Sweden there are people who wants to belong to Denmark and a few of them talks about the oppression from the imperialistic Swedish government.

  3. Medeasbiggestfan on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    There are many …
    There are many people from Wales who want independence, but how many of those want violence to achive it? Very few, if any I’d think. In fact I’ve never heard any Welsh nationalist calling for violence.

    In any case, the majority of Welsh people want to remain part of the UK, and in a democracy it’s the majority’s view which counts.

  4. There are many …
    There are many people from Wales disagreeing!! But I´ll bet you know that already!

  5. I´m just mention …
    I´m just mention this to point out that England and the English oppressors isn´t popular anywhere! Of course we should start to free NI but after that I would be glad if you supported the Scottish separatist people! NI have suffered worse than Scotland but both populations deserves their freedom!!!

  6. What’s this got to …
    What’s this got to do with Wales, It’s about Ireland?

    26+6=1

    Ps. Wales is not a free nation, it still gets loads of money from Whitehall. Are You Welsh, British, or just misguided

    You are certainly not Irish.

  7. Medeasbiggestfan on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Wales is a free …
    Wales is a free nation, it is just part of the UK like Texas is part of the US. I think most Texans would be very insulted if you said they weren’t free, the same is true for most Welsh people.

    If a majoirty of people who live in Wales wanted to be independent then it would happen. I’ve never heard of any Welsh national group who are calling for violence. Such a thing would be rejected by the vast majority of Welsh people anyway.

  8. But their is still …
    But their is still movements in Wales that are really close to use violance and terror to become a free Nation! The Swedish Imperialistic svines still acts like they own Norway and some movements use violence and terror towards the Swedish pigs!

  9. Medeasbiggestfan on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    All those countries …
    All those countries are free already. I am from Wales and I want to be part of the UK, just like most people in Texas want to remain part of the United States.

    If a majority of people in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales wanted to leave the UK then they would be allowed to do so. But most people don’t want to leave so they haven’t.

  10. Medeasbiggestfan on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    The majority of …
    The majority of people in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales want to remain part of the UK. No one is oppressed in the UK anymore.

    The majority of people who were born in Northern Ireland want it to remain part of the UK.

    The British Governement cannot ‘return’ anything without the people’s concent. Not only that, it would go against Article 3.1 of the Constitution of Ireland for NI to become part of the Republic unless a majority of people in NI wanted it.

  11. yeah man its mainly …
    yeah man its mainly coz of all the arrogant tourists foreighners, also the place is turning into a muslim city, and they are nasty s too

  12. calicolombiano82 on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    sorry, stolen …
    sorry, stolen nations by england are not british. the oppressors of ireland are the english.

    exactly! that is why the english left the other 3 counties out, so that the majority would be loyalist. it doesn;’t matter. the english stole ulster and it must be returned. if the people there think they are british and dont want to be returned, then they can go to england

  13. Medeasbiggestfan on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Firstly, there is …
    Firstly, there is no English Government, it’s the British Government.

    I know there are nine counties in Ulster. My point is that the majority of people in the counties of Ulster which are in the Republic want to remain in the Republic and the majoirty of people in six counties of Northern Ireland want to be part of the UK.

    It’s not like there’s a Beriln Wall separating the two places, there’s a completely open border.

  14. calicolombiano82 on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    i think you need to …
    i think you need to look at recent english government. brown doesn’t have time to bother cuz he is in a pickle himself. and remember there are 9 counties in ulster, not six

  15. Medeasbiggestfan on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    I think you mean …
    I think you mean the ‘British Government of 1927 wouldn’t like that.’ The current British government and the people living in Great Britain today really don’t care about Northern Ireland’s border.

    However, the majority of people in Northern Ireland are happy with where the border is, as are (I would guess) the people who live in the counties of Ulster which are within the Republic.

    In the end, it is the people of Ulster who should decide where the border is.

  16. calicolombiano82 on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    it is Ulster, …
    it is Ulster, therfore, all counties that make up ulster should be include, but the brits wouldnt like that cuz the other countries are full of catholics.

  17. calicolombiano82 on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    show me a druid and …
    show me a druid and then me sahll talk smart

  18. calicolombiano82 on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    i think any poll …
    i think any poll that is taken about “northern ireland” should include all 9 counties of Ulster

  19. calicolombiano82 on September 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    i met many nice …
    i met many nice people in england, but london was full of dicks

  20. im english and im …
    im english and im so sick of this place. afte being in scotland i relise how in e england can be especially london.

  21. FREE WALES; NI AND …
    FREE WALES; NI AND SCOTLAND!!!!!
    We Norwegians got free from the Swedish imperialistic pigs 1905 and so should you! Not only NI! Whats a matter are you just thinking about saving your own es?

  22. I´m half Scottish …
    I´m half Scottish and don´t you want us the be free from the English oppression? You just think about NI! FREE SCOTLAND!!!!!!! BRITISH IMPERIALISTIC HOLES!!!!!

  23. I wish we could do …
    I wish we could do a poll for not just Northern Ireland, but for Britain and the ROI aswell, that way we would be united, because alot of the British (in Britain) want a United Ireland. The Unionists here just won’t believe that. It’s a fact.

  24. Not all Catholics …
    Not all Catholics will vote for a United Ireland. You would be better off trying to persuade more Unionists to sign up. That way, when reunification takes place, the resulting Civil War will will not last as long and will be less bloody.

  25. cool, once the …
    cool, once the number of catholics hit past the 50% mark(which it is doing gradually) we can unite again and end this silly business with Britain.

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