Thompson, Richard - Sweetheart On The Barricade Lyrics
They closed up the sooty gates of Ayres and Company
We stood on the picket line, my Jennifer and me
We blocked the street, now the lorries come and turn about
There's nothing getting in there and there's nothing getting out
She's risking life and limb
My sweetheart's on the barricade
My heart it skips a beat
There'll be fighting in the street
But hungry folk forget to be afraid
My sweetheart's on the barricade
And here come the managers to hit us on the sly
And tinpot generals with glory in their eyes
Owners, moaners, Judases and Janes
In her manner she is mild
And fairly just a child
My sweetheart's on the barricade
For a fair wage in her hand
The equal of a man
She'll stand front rank in the parade
My sweetheart's on the barricade
She's running leaflets through the alley
She's passing hymn books at the rally
Halleluiah!
Friends and neighbours, won't you join the cause
Drill it in the tiny minds of them that make the laws
That workers are human, we're really just the same
We've got to have the nourishment to fill a human frame
Oh, we're people not a mob
And we only wants a job
My sweetheart's on the barricade
We've had it up to here
Too numb to feel the fear
My sweetheart's on the barricade
My heart it skips a beat
There'll be fighting in the street
My sweetheart's on the barricade
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Thompson, Richard Sweetheart On The Barricade Comments
Great song from an outstanding album.
One of my all-time favorite RT songs. The guitar intro is absolutely lovely and a great example of Thompson's ability to make a guitar solo match and amplify the emotional content of a song. The trombone trio at the end, played by Danny Thompson and two of his uncles, is deeply moving as well.
were they the Thompson Twins?
Still sounds great and now even more up to date
Great playing by Richard and Danny. Great vocal by Richard. Great lyrics extolling the virtues of ordinary working people standing together against oppression and greed.
The battle cry of the proles.
The tune and style are very similar to "Girl" by The Beatles
brings tears to my eyes almost every time I hear it, the exception being when my fist is in the air and I'm remembering my jennifer.