johnny had been asked of
when lie first appeared
just as a boy sounds of 1 or 2

johnny couldnt hold his head
he'd seens his mothers hands
just as a boy sounds of 1 or 2

built by a ship she'd travelled home
bringing hands beside
a girl he wouln't do

johnny had been asked of
when lie first appeared
built by a ship she'd travelled


its the way the general allows
eyes to wander
bringing a new laugh of terror
without tremor, the intent, to bury
johnny had been asked to surrender

just as mom had sworn, the salute

the deployment from ireland
the deploy, ment
i had been taken, finding
the tongues miss, plead
in the saying
not known, yourn

the man, churns
a sea, ferns
sagely, call

engaged, by man in chains
they are begging