Matt McGinn - Ballad of John MacLean descargar videos gratis
Tell me whaur ye're gaun, lad,
An who ye're gaun tae meet
A'm headed for the station
That's in Buchanan Street,
A'll join 200,000
That's there tae meet the train
That's bringing back tae Glesca
Our ain dear John MacLean
Dominie,
Dominie
There was nane like John MacLean,
The fightin Dominie
Tell me whaur he's been, lad,
An why has he been there?
They've had him in the prison
For preachin in the Square,
For Johnny held a finger up
Tae aa the ills he saw,
He was right side o the people,
But the wrang side o the law
Johnny was a teacher
In one o Glasgow's schools
The golden law was silence
But Johnny broke the rules,
For a world o social justice
Young Johnny couldnae wait,
He took his chalk an easel
Tae the men at the shipyard gate
The leaders o the nation
Made money hand ower fist
By grindin doun the people
By the fiddle an the twist,
Aided an abetted
By the preacher an the Press
John caad for revolution
An he caad for nothin less
The bosses an the judges
United as one man
For Johnny was a danger
Tae their '14-'18 plan,
They wanted men for slaughter
In the fields o Armentiers,
John caad upon the people
Tae smash the profiteers
They brought him to the courtroom
In Edinburgh toun,
But still he didnae cower,
He firmly held his ground,
An stoutly he defended
His every word an deed,
Five years it was his sentence
In the jail at Peterheid
Seven months he lingered
In prison misery
Till the people rose in fury,
In Glesca an Dundee,
Lloyd George an aa his cronies
Were shaken tae the core,
The prison gates were opened,
An John was free once more
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John MacLean was a Scottish schoolteacher ("Dominie" in Scots) and Marxist educator who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in 1918 for agitating against the carnage of World War 1. Due to popular outrage and demonstrations, he was released after 7 months but the harsh treatment he received in prison seriously damaged his health and he died a few years later.
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9 years ago
tedtheranger
a true leader of the working class people,will we see the likes again9 years ago
auguritutto
My Scottish Glasgow born 1899 father always used to speak very heartily about J M. Very very many thanks for this video opportunity. 10 years ago
Spring Bean
We need more men like him, right now!10 years ago
Sean Doherty
Cawerd you meen.10 years ago
Shug Saltire
SCOTLANDS VERY OWN ''DIE HARD'' JOHN MACLEAN10 years ago
saorisealba
& yes, he still has me blocked their!! Unbelievable, you spend years backing him up only to.....¬¬ Blocked for pointing out that he was no longer an MP anymore (he was't at the time) & was using a FB page that had a massive audience target ATT, to punt his inane non political books on his out of date MP FBook page. <3 his speeches, but in truth he is a hypocrite of a man. Wish he was't but the fact is $£$£$££$£ is what really turn him on. FACT!10 years ago
saorisealba
Gawjuss Geo is unbelievably computa savvy. GG Knows better than any MP MSP, MEP, on how to make technology (IT) work for you. I have 1st hand experience of this from GG himself. We actually fell out coz he was using a dated FBook page called George Galloway MP when he was no longer an MP. This annoyed me,as he had properly named pages but they did not have a half million audience. Page he was using to punt a book about Celtic FC on. Im a CFC Fan & also a GG fan, & knowthis he's 1 greedy cunt!10 years ago
saorisealba
My childhood hero. Time for a blockbuster Hollywood movie on the great man. No I aint joking btw.10 years ago
Ryan Berry
Well said!10 years ago
Abiezer Coppe
No, wait, can we just return this working class and ask for a better one please? We all have our frustrations, but we have to work for our ends with the situation as we actually find it. Yes, it would be lovely if "they" all felt the same as "us", but it's not the fault of the working classes (yes, as you say, they/we still exist in millions), it's easy to focus the blame that way but you'll just end up bitter, cynical and self-destructive.10 years ago
undercoverbrother67
Socialism in Britain will never be allowed to take hold. Far from moving towards that end we are rocketing in the opposite direction: travelling ever farther away. It was over when our Labour Party turned to Thatcherites. Our General Elections are a straight choice between Thatcherism and Thatcherism. With independence we give ourselves, at the very least, hope. Considering how much Thatcher is despised up here... I don't think we'll see ANY major party pushing Thatcherism let alone all of them.10 years ago
Abiezer Coppe
It was often Billy Connolly (yes, *that* Billy Connolly, the comedian) who played for Matt. I'll have to check the record sleeve that this is on to see who was playing here.10 years ago
Abiezer Coppe
You speak as if George Galloway is dead or something?10 years ago
Abiezer Coppe
Within living memory the Tories were the biggest party in Scotland. They even got straight majorities in Scotland. Don't bank on the fantasy of Scottish exceptionism and Alex Salmond's rubbish about a "natural scoial democratic majority" in Scotland. You're in it with the rest of us and the labour and socialist movement are far stonger united.10 years ago
Abiezer Coppe
and you think they're not stoked from Edingurgh too? Dream on.10 years ago
Abiezer Coppe
Oi, not all English people are Tories! Internationalism and class politics, not petty nationalism.10 years ago
tonyspoemsandstuff
I stay down bside Glasgow Green, Close to the calton where Matt was rared. My boss used to drink with Matt. I found out about Matt thro my boss who always gave me a hard time about writing poems and stuff whilst I ment to be working. Really like some of Matts stuff. Intresting charachter from what i've heard.Check out my Channel if you like poetry. Got some cool stuff planned.Tony.10 years ago
saorisealba
John MacLean was a Scottish schoolteacher ("Dominie" in Scots) and Marxist educator who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in 1918 for agitating against the carnage of World War 1. Due to popular outrage and demonstrations, he was released after 7 months but the harsh treatment he received in prison seriously damaged his health and he died a few years later.10 years ago
saorisealba
Hero of the people. The Fighting Dominie11 years ago
glasgowgrad
My point exactly. Well, we can start it right here. Or even better there's a group on Facebook called "Campaign for a John MacLean statue" which I've just joined and posted my proposal.Videos Relacionados
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