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Dropkick Murphys
You're a Rebel. "You're a Rebel" features on the Dropkick Murphys 1998 release, "Curse of a Fallen Soul".
The chorus is:
"When there's nowhere left to run, you're a rebel.
No more battles to be won, you're a rebel."
Which song are the following lyrics from: "By now he saw double through his drunken eyes neither had looks or appropriate size he came to his sense"? | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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The Spicy McHaggis Jig. "The Spicy McHaggis Jig" is a record about the band's bagpipe player. McHaggis plays throughout the record, which is a fun jibe about the size of the man.
"An' everybody's doing just what they're told to, an' nobody wants to go to jail!" is a verse from which song? | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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White Riot. "White Riot" appears as a live track on the band's "Singles Collection" album. The record was, of course, oringally recorded by The Clash. Other live tracks on this record include "Cadence to Arms", "In the Streets of Boston", and "Guns of Brixton".
"The Rooters showed up at the grounds one day. They found their seats had all been sold." Which song are these lyrics taken from? | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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Tessie. "Tessie" is a song about baseball's Boston Red Sox. As the band hail from Boston, they are, naturally, Red Sox fans. It ends with "Red Sox, you are the only only only."
On an album of the same name, from which song are these lyrics taken? "Its not a rebel cry of some socialist scheme to push for human rights." | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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Do or Die. "Do or Die" was released in 1998. The song is about life's struggle through a depression of wealth, culminating in the need to 'do or die'.
The lyrics "We're the first ones to starve, the first ones to die,
the first ones in line for that pie-in-the-sky", are taken from which song? | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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Worker's Song. The lyrics to "Worker's Song" suggest that while the average person goes to work and toils every day, the rich get richer without having to go through what the worker does to earn his check at the end of the week.
"I remember it well, still I always knew that she was destined to be my bride. This woman had pride, she was full of life." Which song are these lyrics taken from? | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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Upstarts and Broken Hearts. "Upstarts and Broken Hearts" is a song with an Irish feel to it. It charts the story of how people can change, and one person's love for another.
"They're a band of men brave, stout and bold, from Ireland they came.
And they have a leader to the fold, and Cocoran was his name." What song are these lyrics taken from? | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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The Fighting 69th. The Fighting 69th were originally an army of Irish immigrants, who fought as the 165th Infantry during World War I. More recently, they became known as the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry (Mechanized), NY Army National Guard.
"Ridin' down the highway, goin' to a show. Stop in all the by-ways, playin' rock 'n' roll." Which song are these lyrics taken from? | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N Roll). The song is probably best known as originally recorded by AC/DC, but the Dropkick Murphys add a touch of Irish-American class to Bon Scott and Angus and Malcolm Young's lyrics.
"Could he listen no he won't, that's all she wrote.
He'll be dead before the daylight shines
but the thoughts and prayers of a million strong
might keep this fool from dying." Which song are these lyrics taken from? | Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
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Barroom Hero. "Barroom hero" depicts the tale of a man who is an alcoholic, but everyone likes him that way. It is a reminder that no matter what some people think, alcoholism is a disease in its own right.
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