Liberty Belle - Imelda May

She’s like no one

You’ve met before

A rare little flower

A precious stone

Unpolished, upturned, gritty and growing up

She’s resilient in the shade of adversity

Rebellious in the face of a threat

Amiable, changeable

You’ll like her 'til she

Knocks your block off

If you step on her

Once cobbled toes

That they stole

That they sold

Like her rights from under her stout dipped nose

Her sons fought and died

Gave their lives

As her daughters heavily bled

In backstreets from dim lit desperate deeds

Drugs blackened her teeth

But her spirit, her mind, is blindingly bright

And a beautiful sight to behold

Her heart has been broken

Bruised, dropped, used up

She’s suffered taunts, been ridiculed

And labelled by fools

So when you pick her up

Don’t patronise her

Talk to her

Look her straight in the eye

And see her glory blind you sideways, frontways

Every bleedin' way

She’s a handsome one

But don’t drench her in praise

That makes her squirm

Beyond her pale confine

Let her rise with a pride

That can only be earned

From the life she has given

To all who have lived within her

She’s in my blood

She’s in my core

She is me

And I am her

She’s free, she’s a fine thing

But not your thing nor my thing

Not a nun nor a moll

Between you, me and the wall

That lady taking liberties

She’s the belle of the ball