The Rumjacks - Naysayers [lyric video]

'Naysayers' is from The Rumjacks 2021 album, Hestia.

LYRICS:

Salted earth and indifferent skies
This was not the town that he left behind
Killing for a piece of coal
Kneel, prey, take the dole
Starve em out, and throw 'em in the snow
And no
That's no way to watch your poor mother go
The landlord's dwelling sat on top of the hill
Sights set, went for the kill

The gate swings and the guards hit the ground
Peddling prowess, there's a new kid in town
War scars worn proud loud like medals
Rage goin' off like a kettle
Judge, oh Judge can you help me out?
This isn't making sense, can you tell me how
You're justified in sentencing starving men to death for stealing
And didn't think you'd hang from the ceiling

The judges and the masters
Are hanging from the rafters
The judges and the masters
Are swinging in the cold
All the dead are laughing
At all the church walls cracking
Judges and the masters
Sadistic sorry souls

I was a man of no grudges
I've always paid my debts when I could
So you can hang all the judges
Cus those scales never did me no good
And as the ship sails off with the harvest now
A starving state under a wicked crown
A woeful conquest. One for the books
The blind being lead by the crooks

The judges and the masters
Are hanging from the rafters
The judges and the masters
Are swinging in the cold
All the dead are laughing
At all the church walls cracking
Judges and the masters
Sadistic sorry souls

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[jayp]

Love the transitions between pretty hard core punk, Irish folk, and ska, and all done so well. The lyrics are top notch as well.

[moleysparki]

5000 Miles away different country but same story .Regards from Poland .

[amyg]

Go see em live, absolutely da bestest night I've had in years. No drugs needed just da RUMJACKS.

[matthewzdarko]

787 years, or thereabouts. Not to mention those that were displaced, sold into slavery or sent to the prison colony. We Irish are strong and proud.

[girlgeniusnyc]

Not sure if The Rumjacks had to kiss the Blarney Stone at midnight to get blessed with such AWESOME talent -- thank you Rumjacks, you touch many souls and keep the light bright

[longliveavalon]

Only 28 comments? Well now 29. Absolutely my favorite Celtic punk band!👏🏻👏🏻🍀🇮🇪💚 HH! ✊🏻🍀

[geoffbarr]

Just keep getting better, see you end of August at Fitzgeralds☘️❤️🙏

[geoffbarr]

Buzzing for tomorrow night, Sunday 28th August. Please play this. Can't fuckin wait guys ☘️❤️🙏

[gaugeebenstein]

Believe it or not, this song is a solid 10/10 in my book yet I still rank it close to the bottom out of all the songs in this album only because I can never remember the words. Besides that it resides with all of the gems of the Hestia album

[aax]

Absolutely a song worthy of being added to my workout set. Cheers lads.

[denniskah]

I was not the biggest fan of Folk Punk, but you have such cool rhythms, lyrics, instruments, vocals. Since Hestia I am a huge fan. Cheers from Germany.

Can't wait for new songs / a new record!