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Louth trio rapping about being 'boys on the dole' go viral

An angry song about unemployment, FÁS and JobBridge is getting support from hundreds of th...
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11.01 25 Aug 2015


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Louth trio rapping about being 'boys on the dole' go viral

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11.01 25 Aug 2015


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An angry song about unemployment, FÁS and JobBridge is getting support from hundreds of thousands of people online.

A video of three unknown musicians from Dundalk, Co. Louth was recorded in Drogheda recently.

So far it has had almost 230,000 views on Facebook and thousands more on Youtube.

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Reddit users have been comparing All the boys on the FÁS course to David Byrne's and Who's in the House.

*WARNING* Bad language in the video below

Filmed by Steven O'Donnell in Drogheda, Co. Louth and uploaded by Strriker1 on Youtube

The band rhapsodises about unemployment in Ireland's north east, and the anger they feel about their situation. 

I'm not looking for fame, I already sign my name
Each week at a little window pane
I don't have a job and that's not right
But you should take a look at the FÁS website
Gonna raise a flag up a pole for the boys on the FÁS course, the boys on the dole

All the boys on the FÁS course / All the boys on the dole
All the boys on the FÁS course / All the boys on the dole

Every day I'm on the same page, waiting for dole day
Waiting on s*** that I have to pay
The woman in the window harrassing me, 'why can't you get a job like, like me'
Well I'm wishing that the window would break
'cos I wanna smash in her f***ing face
Always a struggle in this hole, the boys on the FÁS course, the boys on the dole

All the boys on the FÁS course / All the boys on the dole
All the boys on the FÁS course / All the boys on the dole

Yo I'm at a loss dealing with FÁS
Put me on a cross 'cos I don't have a boss
Every day's the same, people looking at me
He never did nothin' since he left O’Fiaich
Listen to me now you can have your sh***
But when you're looking for me you're looking for a fight
I don't have a job but I have a soul, the boys on the FÁS course, the boys on the dole

All the boys on the FÁS course / All the boys on the dole
All the boys on the FÁS course / All the boys on the dole

What do you think about JobBridge?
What do you think about sucking my d***?

All the boys on the FÁS course / All the boys on the dole
All the boys on the FÁS course / All the boys on the dole

 

The mysterious trio are accepting bookings at Conn@foxxpromotions.com


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