thàinig e oirbh mar shròn-adharcach na dheann
is sibh a’ feitheamh
mar Shùlu le sleagh
thàinig e oirbh mar tharbh
is sibh a’ feitheamh
mar mhatador le claidheamh
thàinig e oirbh mar thanca
is sibh a’ feitheamh
mar shaighdear le greinèid
thàinig e oirbh mar dhràgon
is sibh a’ feitheamh (gu h-ìoranta, tha fhios)
mar an Naomh Seòras
thàinig e oirbh le ulfhartaich chon is Talai-hò
ach bu sionnach sibh
nach teicheadh
thàinig e oirbh mar dhìneosor
ach b’ainmhidh ùr sibh
le Einstein nur ceann
thàinig e oirbh mar locomòtaibh fo smùid
is sibh mar dhrochaid
an impis èirigh
thàinig e oirbh
le àrdan Napoleon,
le gaoir-chatha Genghis Khan
le tàir-chainnt Hiotlair fhèin
le an-iochd Stailinn
le ìmpireachas Shasainn
le bodhaig de Bohuin |
he came at you like an angry rhino
and you waiting
like a Zulu with a spear
he came at you like a bull
and you waiting
like a matador with a sword
he came at you like a tank
and you waiting
like a soldier with a grenade
he came at you like a dragon
and you waiting (ironically of course)
like Saint George
he came at you with a baying of hounds and Tally-ho
but you were a fox
that would not run
he came at you like a dinosaur
but you were a subtle creature
with Einstein in your brain
he came at you like a locomotive under steam
and you like a bridge
about to rise
he came at you
with the hauteur of Napoleon
with the battle-cry of Genghis Khan
with the vituperation of Hitler himself
with the brutality of Stalin
with the imperialism of England
with the body of de Bohun |
