Go On Home British Soldiers
Bluestack Lyrics
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We are Bluestack
And you are listening to some REAL Irish music
Go on home
British soldiers go on home
Have you got no f*cking homes of your own?
For 800 years
We'll fight you for 800 more
And go on home
British soldiers
Go on home
Have you got no f*cking homes of your own?
For 800 years
We've fought you without fear
We'll fight you for 800 more
Oh leave us be
British soldiers
Leave us be
For we're fed up with your lies and tyranny
It's now your time to run
For now we have the gun
So leave us be
British soldiers
Leave us be
And go on home
British soldiers
Go on home
Have you got no f*cking homes of your own?
For 800 years
We've fought you without fear
We'll fight you for 800 more
If you stay
British soldiers
If you stay
You'll never ever beat the IRA
For the 14 men in Derry
Are the last you'll ever bury
So take a tip-
And leave us while you may
And go on home
British soldiers
Go on home
Have you got no f*cking homes of your own?
For 800 years
We've fought you without fear
We'll fight you for 800 more
Well we're fightin' British soldiers for the land
We will never bow
The soldiers understand
Throughout our history
We're inclined to be free
So get out
British bastards
Leave our land
And go on home
British soldiers
Go on home
Have you got no f*cking homes of your own?
For 800 years
We've fought you without fear
We'll fight you for 800 more
We're not British
We're not Saxon
We're not English
We're Irish and proud we are to be
So f*ck your Union Jack
We want our country back
We wanna see old Ireland set free
And go on home
British soldiers
Go on home
Have you got no f*cking homes of your own?
For 800 years
We've fought you without fear
We'll fight you for 800 more
For 800 years
We've fought you without fear
We'll fight you for 800 more
GO ON HOME!
"Go On Home British Soldiers" is a fiery and well-known Irish rebel song popularised by Bluestack, which was a band from the Irish city of Derry. The song is divided into the verses that express Ireland's struggle to be a sovereign nation and to achieve independence from British rule. The song's highly emotive and forceful lyrics fiercely demand that the British military leave Irish soil.
The song's title line "Go On Home British Soldiers" is a direct, blunt, and purposeful call for the British Army to leave Ireland as their occupation is unwelcome by the Irish people. It is a message of resistance, an invitation for British troops to abandon Ireland, and a symbol of the Irish people's unwillingness to tolerate British rule any longer. The line, "For 800 years, we've fought you without fear," reveals the long-standing Irish-British conflict starting from the 12th century, which reflects the Irish people's burning desire to regain control of their country.
The later lines "We're not British...We're Irish and proud we are to be" clearly indicate the Irish people's aspiration for their own identity, separate from British influence, and a desire to see a free independent Ireland. The final lines of the song, "For 800 years, we've fought you without fear, we'll fight you for 800 more," demonstrate the Irish's stubbornness and unyielding attitude towards the fight for Irish independence, rendering it a battle that stretches over centuries.
Line by Line Meaning
Go on home
Leave our country and go back to your own
British soldiers go on home
Addressing the British soldiers specifically to leave
Have you got no f*cking homes of your own?
Questioning why the British soldiers are even in Ireland
For 800 years
Referencing the long-standing historical conflict between Ireland and Britain
We've fought you without fear
Ireland has resisted and fought against the British without showing any fear
We'll fight you for 800 more
Ireland will continue to resist the British for another 800 years if necessary
Oh leave us be
Asking the British soldiers to leave them alone
For we're fed up with your lies and tyranny
Tired of British oppression and deception
It's now your time to run
It is time for the British to leave Ireland
For now we have the gun
Implying that the Irish are now armed and will use force if necessary
If you stay
Warning the British soldiers against remaining in Ireland
You'll never ever beat the IRA
Implying that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) will always resist and fight against the British presence in Ireland
For the 14 men in Derry
Referencing the Bloody Sunday massacre in which 14 unarmed protesters were killed
Are the last you'll ever bury
Warning the British soldiers that they will face consequences for their violent actions
Well we're fightin' British soldiers for the land
Emphasizing the fight for Irish independence from British rule
We will never bow
Asserting that Ireland will never give in to British domination
The soldiers understand
Conveying that the British soldiers know that they are unwelcome in Ireland
Throughout our history
Highlighting the long-standing nature of the conflict between Ireland and Britain
We're inclined to be free
Expressing the desire for Irish independence
So f*ck your Union Jack
Rejecting British symbolism and dominance over Ireland
We want our country back
Aspiring for Irish sovereignty and independence
We wanna see old Ireland set free
Desiring to see an independent and free Ireland
GO ON HOME!
A final and forceful call for the British soldiers to leave
Contributed by Dominic T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.