Danny Boy

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Recorded by: Ryan Williams
From the Album: We Fight To Heal

Lyrics and notes

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Not too long ago our buddy Dan imposed the drink tax
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pitting bus riders against tavern owners and patrons just so he
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could pass the buck to the working class while keeping us against each other
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now he wants to do the same to the drivers

Now Danny boy tried to impose a contract on the drivers' union
if they didn't accept it he'd consider them on strike
cutting pensions, dropping wages, sub-contracting out to union busters
oh Danny boy you're asking for the fight

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They've cut the buses hiked the fare, they've routed buses away from where
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the new class of the Steel City will live and shop in luxury
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they've taken all the subsidies that could be going to help you and me
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and left bus riders in the cold

Now they want to blame the drivers for the lack of transit funding
they say the drivers are greedy and that we should think the same
they've spent our money and the last year launching media wars against them
but Danny you're the one who'll get the blame

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so you can turn your back on us but we won't turn our back on you
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we aren't naïve enough to think that you won't stab us through in through
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we'll barricade your driveway and we'll see you in the streets
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the riders of the city will let you have no peace