August 20, 2009 by alunparry
Listen To My Name Is Dessie Warren
As promised here is the recorded version of My Name Is Dessie Warren.
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Lyrics
Up and down the nation he gave the workers strength and courage
Up and down the nation he taught us to prevail
He fought for safer building sites he argued for a pound an hour
He was so successful that they put him in the jail
Some workers leaders they are sent to royal garden parties
Some workers leaders they are sent to the house of lords
Some workers leaders they are sent to jail they’re sent to prison
Which ones sold you down the river? Which ones fought your cause?
The guard said what’s your number boy?
He said my name is Dessie Warren
The guard said that’s your name you fool
Your number’s what I need
And he said
My name is Dessie Warren
Do you hear my name is Dessie Warren
The number it belongs to you
I’m only saying my name
The bosses and the Tory Party plotted to imprison Dessie
Labour came to power but still Dessie was not free
So don’t just point the finger at the ones who framed him in the first place
Also at the scoundrels who clung on to the key
The guard said what’s your number boy?
He said my name is Dessie Warren
The guard said that’s your name you fool
Your number’s what I need
And he said
My name is Dessie Warren
Do you hear me my name is Dessie Warren
The number it belongs to you
I’m only saying my name
Dessie Warren he refused to take the label of a criminal
They branded him awkward to be broken and denied
The drugged him and infected him with chemicals and tranquilisers
The bastards went and killed him cos he dared to take our side
The guard said what’s your number boy?
He said my name is Dessie Warren
The guard said that’s your name you fool
Your number’s what I need
And he said
My name is Dessie Warren
Do you hear me my name is Dessie Warren
The number it belongs to you
I’m only saying my name
richie krueger - August 21, 2009 @ 6:56 am
brilliant ode to a hero in our time. an anthem to the shrewsbury picket’s campaign.
dessie was right – the numbers are for them, we are human.
good luck with album launch, al,
richie
al - August 21, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
brilliant al. goose-bump inducing mate.
al
Eddie Roberts - August 21, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
“Brilliant recording Al, well done and thanks on behalf of all the Justice for Shrewsbury Pickets Campaign Committee.
Eddie Roberts
ronnie dewhurst - August 23, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
Very moving. Provokes sadness as well as anger. Lets hope we get the result that is due. A truely shamefull episode in our social history. The best of luck with the album Alan.