Christy Moore - Sacco & Vanzetti Lyrics
Oh say there, did you here the news? Sacco worked at trimming shoes
Vanzetti was a travelling man, pushed his cart round with his hand
Two good men's a long time gone. Sacco and Vanzetti are gone
Two good men's a long time gone. They left me here to sing this song
Vanzetti born of parents fine, drank the best Italian wine
Sacco sailed the sea one day, landed over in the Boston bay
Vanzetti sailed the ocean blue, landed up in Boston too
Two good men's a long time gone. Sacco and Vanzetti are gone
Two good men's a long time gone. They left me here to sing this song
Sacco was a family man, Sacco's wife three children had
Vanzetti was a dreaming man, his books were always in his hand
Sacco made his bread and butter being the factory's best shoe cutter
Vanzetti worked both day and night, showed the workers how to fight
Two good men's a long time gone. They left me here to sing this song
I'll tell you if you ask me about the pay-roll robbery
Two clerks were shot in the shoe factory down the streets of old Braintree
I'll tell you the prosecutors' names: Katman, Admans, Williams, Kane
Them and the judge were the best of friends. Did more tricks than circus clowns
The judge he told his friends around. He'd put them rebels down
Communist bastards was the name the judge he gave these two fine men
Two good men's a long time gone. Sacco and Vanzetti are gone
Two good men's a long time gone. They left me here to sing this song
Vanzetti docked in '98. Slept along a dirty street
Showed the people how to organize. Now in the electric chair he dies
All us people ought to be like Sacco and Vanzetti
Every day find ways to fight on the union side for the workers' right
Two good men's a long time gone. Sacco and Vanzetti are gone
Two good men's a long time gone. They left me here to sing this song
I ain't got time to tell the tales because the branch and the bulls are on my tail
I won't forget these men who died to show us people how to live
All you people in window lane sing this song and sing it plain
Everybody here tonight singing this song we'll get it right
Two good men's a long time gone. Sacco and Vanzetti are gone
Two good men's a long time gone. They left me here to sing this song
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Christy Moore Sacco & Vanzetti Comments
They didnt do the robbery ( no doubt ) but they were possibly involved with the robbers ( unwillingly) they lived with mike boda when they all avoided the draft in mexico during WW1, boda most likely blew up wall st with his cart ( active anarchist , check google ) 38 were killed in the anarchist bombing of wall st but it shouldnt have reflected on S&V but it did , all pray that justce meets webster thayer and fredric katszman. ͵or who ever they spell their names
Christy based a huge amount of his own writing on Woody's style - building up the story from basics - have a listen to "They never came home" (song about a terrible fire in Dublin in a nightclub in 1981 where 48 youngsters died for reasons the song will explain) and also have a listen to 90 Miles from Dublin Town (in my opinion the best political song ever written).
@DiceyRileyProduction
like a good scotch whisky ;)
@PatrickWall12 I'd read up on the story but didn't know this was originally a Guthrie song. Just had a listen to it and thank you for introducing me to another fantastic version.
@kaptainkarnage69 This is definitely Christy, early. Christy is excellent on blues type songs like this. This was originally done by Woody Guthrie, who mixed folk, western swing, blues and country and wrote and sang of injustice in his times. This song is a true story.
Braintree Had great time there. Played Santas elf at the turning on of the town lights. Being a Dubliner the kids hadn't got a clue what I said. Thanks to Philip the local GP and Sean Sage(Sago)
lost the fake dublin accent hahahaha
Is this definitely Christy?
Sounds like a different person singing but is still a great version :)
feckin ace!one of the best irishmen alive:)