I have read how Albert Reynolds has misled the Irish Dail
And has had to resign his job as Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fail
He had tried to cover for a friend or so it has been said
And he found himself in trouble when Parliament he misled.
His coalition partner Dick Spring Labour support withdrew
And Albert was in trouble his friends were now too few
And with pressure mounting on him he resigned the Taoiseach's job
But like all his predecessors he won't go short of a 'bob'.
It's been said he was a man of peace and some have been known to say
That he worked well with Jerry Adams leader of the I.R.A.
But Albert is a cunning man or so 'twould seem to me
And if the mood in Ireland was for war he'd talk aggressively.
Who will be the next Irish Taoiseach? that won't be worrying
me
As I live in a foreign land far, far beyond the sea
It will be either John Bruton or Bertie Ahern the choice seems down to two
But none of those are special and tell us something new.
And both of these men are wealthy and how can they understand
The needs of the less privileged the real poor of Ireland
And they won't lure back the emigrants those who live far away
The Irish in Australia, Britain and the U.S.A.
Ireland's first Taoiseach was Bill Cosgrave the pride of the
Fine Gael
But he was too conservative and his policies did fail
Under him the rich grew richer more powerful and secure
And he worked in their favour and he ignored the poor.
And some still argue Cosgrave did things that were quite good
And that he had good intentions and was misunderstood
But he was one responsible for the social divide
And Ireland under Cosgrave began her down hill slide.
And next came De Valera a legend in his time
But his greatest export people does that not seem a crime?
His friends and family prospered and he was looked upon as great
And he died an old and famous man and was buried by the State.
He had founded a great party in history it's been wrote
But the population dwindled and the people took the boat
A champion of the people some lead us to believe
But if he was such a great man why did the people leave?.
And then came John A Costello his race for power he won
But he won't be remebered for any good he's done
Whilst Ireland's poor got poorer John A enjoyed his fame
And like his predecessors he carried on the same.
A chosen son of Fine Gael to counter Fianna Fail
And take on De Valera in the chambers of the Dail
But if you asked me the hard question to choose one of the two?
I don't think I could answer that I'd say I'll pass thank you.
And next in line was Sean Lemass and by some it has been said
That when he was Taoiseach of Ireland the Country went ahead
But these people must be joking or else themselves they fool
The Lemasses got richer when Sean Lemass did rule.
He seemed to have a way with words with words he well could play
And many people listened when he had something to say
But putting words into practice in the end is what count
And Sean Lemass's contribution to nothing did amount.
And next came the Cork man Jack Lynch in gaelic games a great
But in the field of politics he doesn't deserve to rate
He was a champion hurler and he played with Christy Ring
And in the City by the Lee was feted as a king.
And there are many Irish who admire the well known Jack
And criticize Charles Haughey who 'knifed him in the back'
But it took two to tango and Jack Lynch was no saint
And like his fellow T.D's. he was not free of taint.
And next in line Liam Cosgrave and it comes to memory
That his father was first Taoiseach his claim to history
No different to his daddy and on the wealthy side
And he might have been different but he never even tried.
In all his years in Parliament he seldom cracked a joke
And he seemed dry and humorless of humor he seemed broke
And his fortune increased twofold whilst young Irish scraped their fare
For ferries across to Britain from Dublin and Rosslare.
And then along came Dr Fitzgerald and with him his degree
And he spoke educated and none seemed bright as he
But when it came to leadership he failed to lift his game
And he inspired no confidence his was a flickering flame.
And how could Garrett even attempt to understand
The real needs of the People the People of Ireland
When he himself was wealthy and came from wealthy family
And he never once experienced the pangs of poverty.
And for one Charles Haughey his wait was worth his while
And the day he became Taoiseach he wore a crooked smile
But he spent all his Taoiseach years fighting the enemy within
And after years of trying to topple him they finally did win.
And what can be said of Haughey that's not been said before
He was the great survivor just that and nothing more
On the day he became Taoiseach some said he'd not last long
But he survived for quite some time and proved his doubters
wrong.
Those are nine Irish Taoiseachs who led the Irish Dail
Four from the Fine Gael party and five from Fianna Fail
And they all had one thing in common they knew prosperity
Whilst those who helped to make them lived close to poverty.
And who will be next Irish Taoiseach? that won't be worrying
me
As I live in a foreign Land far, far beyond the sea
It will be either Bertie Ahern or John Bruton the choice seems down to two
But none of those are special and tell us something new.
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