Stand Up To Your Devils

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I grew up in Ireland in dear old 
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Dublin town

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brought up by a people who`d let 
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nothing get them down

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I was taught while still a child 
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to stand up for me rights

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Prepare to face the devil that 
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would plague me in my life

verse 2:

I served a long apprenticeship a 
very honest trade
and met so many devils of whom I 
felt afraid
But fathers words came back to me 
when I wanted to back down
I looked each devil in the eye and 
boldly stood me ground

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Chorus:

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        Stand up to your devils or 
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they`ll walk over you
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        remember, son, the devils 
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come in many shapes and hues
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        There`s devil that is 
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handsome, the devil that is mean
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        Some of them look scruffy 
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and some look far too clean

verse 3:

I tried me hand at courting and 
women found me sweet
Until I met McKenna who knocked me 
off my feet
Oh Lord was she a lover with a 
temper of a shrew
She not just knocked me off me feet,
 she knocked me black and blue

verse 4:

Sure she was a devil dressed up in 
Angel`s guise
When you`d least expect a cloud 
she`d hit you `tween the eyes
She started talking marriage each 
time she looked at me
I felt 'twas time I got to know the 
devils of the sea

- chorus

verse 5:

I waved my hand and said goodbye as 
ship pulled from the quay
Adventure layed before me and so did
 seven seas
I travelled many ocean miles and 
found from east to west
The devils you are safest with are 
those that you know best