The Happiest Day

Mary:
God, I hope I've made the right decision
Do I want to be somebody's wife?
Will this be the day I go to prison
Or is this the happiest day of my life?

John:
I had fifteen pints of Guinness last night
Vindaloo with prawns and pilau rice
Tell the Priest to just perform the last rites
Is this the happiest day of my life?

To Have And To Hold

Father O'Donnell:
We're gathered here together to join these two forever
And put asunder never, until death do them part
Our Holy Saviour Jesus is watching now and sees us
Binding these two as one single beating heart

John:
To have and to hold, faithfully
To honour and love devotedly
Wilt thou take this man?

Mary:
Yes, I will
For better or worse, constantly
In sickness and health, unfailingly
Wilt thou take this girl?

John:
Yes, I will

Both:
I pledge my soul to you, I give you my heart
There by your side until death do us part

Congregation:
To honour and love constantly
Til death do them part, devotedly
Yes from this wedding day forth, joined by God

John & Mary:
To be by your side, faithfully
Forsaking all others willingly
With my body I thee worship, and with this ring I thee wed
To have and to hold, fervently
To honour and love unendingly
Wilt thou take this man/girl
Yes, I will!

John:
And wilt thou take this man, for better or for worse?

Mary:
And wilt thou take this girl, in sickness and in health?

Both:
And wilt thou take this heart?

Congregation:
God, we hope they've made the right decision
Will their fate be forty years of strife?
Is this union headed for division?
No! It's the happiest day of their lives!

The First Time

Mary:
Can this be, you and me - scared of each other?
Why do I tremble? The first time's not a crime
So let's not wait, it's our fate
Make me your lover
This moment must be so sublime
A night of pure bliss, for us this first time

From now on, the only girl you need is me
I am yours until our dying day
From this night when we share our - virginity
We will be together come what may

John:
What if I'm not sublime - no Casanova
I've had a couple - birthday suit, brewer's droop
I'm so shy, how can I get my leg over?
Hope there's lead in my pencil when
I lose my cherry this very first time

Have I got all the right information?
Which position does a girl prefer?
I fear premature ejaculation
Cos my God, I don't half fancy her

Mary:
If I seem less than keen, it's not evasion
I'm scared I'll be a piece of wood, not much good

John:
Close my eyes, try to rise to the occasion

Both:
Let's face it, we're just petrified
So let's get to this, and through this first time

It's absurd, this moment's all we've dreamt about
When our love will set our spirits free
I don't care if I don't make you scream and shout
I love you and I know you love me

Mary:
Why do I want to cry, when I'm so happy?

John:
I don't deserve this - look at you, a dream come true
I'm on my knees, hold me please - now and forever

Both:
I'll keep you close and make you mine
Right from the first kiss, for us this first time
No one ever felt the way I feel tonight
No desire ever felt so strong
Sparks of passion glowing hot and shining bright
A fire to burn my whole life long

Mary:
You and me, young and free, in love forever

John:
I am your husband

Mary:
I'm your wife

Both:
In love for life
So hold me tight, through the night we'll be together
We'll move the heavens and the Earth
We'll make a new star, for this our first time
We'll make a new star, for this our first time

I'd Rather Die On My Feet (Than Live On My Knees)

Thomas:
I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees
Death with honour
Because the weak and fearful are a social disease
I am stronger

Insects crawl, a man stands tall, he has to risk it all
Men dictate their final fate while fools negotiate
When the battle is over and the last deal is done
Let me tell you
The man with the power will be the man with the gun
He can kill you

You're naive if you believe they'll give you a reprieve
Close your eyes to compromise, betrayal in disguise
I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees
Won't surrender
Because I am my country and my country is me
I'll defend her!

God's Own Country (Reprise)

Mary, Christine & Del:
So farewell to God's own country
We are Irish and we sail upon the tide
Gone to seek a better place
It's the story of our race

Tears have always flowed from God's own country
The nation's children scattered far and wide
But no matter where we roam
We will still call Ireland home

If we never do return to God's own country
We will carry it within us til we die
Yes a new course is set, but we'll never forget
What we owe to the country where our forefathers lie
Though we know we must part it's with such heavy heart
And with tears in our eyes as we say our last goodbye

So farewell to God's own country
We are Irish and we sail upon the tide
Gone to seek a better place
It's the story of our race

The Selection

John:
God I hope they make the right decision
I'm the best, I'm sharper than a knife
View the others with complete derision
I am on trial and it's for my life

All:
God I hope they make the right decision
I'm the best, I'm sharper than a knife
View the others with complete derision
I am on trial and it's for my life

John:
I'm going to play for Everton, you will see
This boy's career will soon become legendary
George Best will ask me to teach him
So for football's sake, give the boy a break!

Dead Zone

John:
Help me please, I'm on my knees
I'm dying by degrees
Too much pain, I'll go insane
I want my chance again

I have to go on, screw up my courage and hold on to my belief
I have a future, I have a wife and I love her, she shares my grief

Prison will not break my heart
I'll stand apart from this
I'll remember that I'm loved
I won't be shoved into that dark abyss

Inmates:
You're in the dead zone, you're utterly alone
Get your allegiances sorted
This is the end zone, no seed of hope are sewn
Previous friendships aborted

Now you're inside boy, there's no way to hide boy
You could hang yourself, we can find a rope
Inside the gate love will turn to hate
You will weep while you sleep, then you'll learn to cope
But without hope

We are your friends and we're all convicted men
Think you can stand apart? Think again
We're all you've got, now you've been left to rot

You're in the death zone, Satan sits on the throne
Even the strongest are frightened
This is the dark zone, we see in monochrome
Nothing is good or enlightened

Happiness is ended, all hope is suspended
We are the damned, we are all despised
But this prison has a key and it's loyalty
You can trust all of us, when they beat you down we'll be around

It's all too late, you are looking at your fate
This is the place you learn to hate
Hate to survive, if you hate you'll stay alive

Anger is learned when free men are interned
It isn't a choice or decision
You started to hate when you walked through the gate
From the moment you entered this prison

It's a pitiful sight, men deprived of their rights
You must maintain your rage and your fury
Revenge is your aim, you must murder and maim
Be your enemy's judge and his jury

You're in the death zone, Satan sits on the throne
Even the strongest are frightened

If This Is What We're Fighting For

Mary:
If this is what we're fighting for
If this is the way we begin
With the innocent dying, the whole nation crying
If this is how we fight our wars
Then I don't want to win

We say that justice is our aim
But what does that justice mean?
Condemned without trial, no chance of denial
To cripple men in freedom's name
Is utterly obscene

If men must die, we must ask why
Their murder is not a sin
Though our cause is just, we betray its trust
If this is what we're fighting for I don't want to win

If unity's the thing we crave
Then who will be unified?
The bitter and grieving, no cause to believe in
There'll be one nation in the grave
Uniting those who die

Holy wars, settling scores
Ancient deaths to call in
We just love to kill, and we always will

If hatred's all we're fighting for
Then I don't want to win
I don't want to win

All The Love I Have

John:
You know that our parting breaks my heart
I have never felt such sorrow
All the love I have I leave with you

I once promised til death do us part
And yet I'll be gone tomorrow
Please believe me, what I said was true

But when I go, I'm on my own
The path I walk, I walk alone
I face a bitter world with only memories to guide me

I care more that I have ever cared
Yet I know that I am leaving
You'll be in my heart my whole life through
And all the love I have I leave with you

Mary:
You're a father, you've a family
Your son needs you, don't ignore him
Just to fight a war you cannot win

John:
I hope my son will be proud of me
When I fight, I'm fighting for him
Share the love I leave for you with him

Mary:
And so we all must pay the price
For such a stupid sacrifice
Don't you understand that this won't end til we let it?

John:
When I'm gone you know I won't be back
Mine's a path that has no turning
Please believe me what I said was true
That all the love I have I leave with you

Mary:
And all the love I have, you take with you

Finale

Mary:
People need love, that's what we live for
Now is the time, it's not too late
We have to love, try to forgive more
No child was ever born to hate
No child was ever born to hate

I will strive for peace with all my might
That's what's right

All kinds of love bring us together
Causes the broken hearts to mend
People must love, now and forever
There's only one love in the end

Full Company:
There's only one love in the end