I Dismiss You Lyrics

GRACE You are not a man, You don't have a spine, Ready to surrender And put Ireland in chains Whoring's made you soft Drink has left you weak Not a drop of Irish blood Is left within your veins
You and all your lies, I've borne all that I must I can see you clear; You're a dead weight in a war, A disgrace to the clan You're a hundred things more, What you're not is man!
Get up! Jesus Christ!
DONAL I've had enough of this, Woman, hold your whist! "Woman," well not quite, That's always been the joke; What is the trouble here? Basic'lly the gist Is I can't go on being Married to a bloke
Yes, love, it's true You've been adm'rably taught Pressed to admit, You're an ace at your trade, You're a half-decent shot, Fairly skilled with a blade... But a woman you're not!
GRACE My father up above, His very word you flout!
DONAL Boots, swords, And trousers I've been the patient one!
GRACE Has it been three years? I can still walk out!
DONAL I draw the line, If you cross it, then
GRACE AND DONAL We're done!
DONAL You took my rightful place Through the mad dying words of a senile old man
GRACE Now you've fin'lly said What is unforgivable [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/i-dismiss-you-lyrics-original-broadway-cast.html ]
Every day Discrediting
DONAL (at the same time) Every day regretting
BOTH The bargain that we made
GRACE Never did I Have a doubt
DONAL (at the same time) Not a doubt ever
BOTH That this would Come to be
GRACE Poisonous And pitiful
DONAL (at the same time) Poisoned, Perverted,
BOTH The tune you asked be played
GRACE Someone has to pay the piper;
DONAL (at the same time) Someone must pay up, dear
BOTH Better you than me
GRACE No! As allowed me, by our Irish laws, I say to you now... I dismiss you! I dismiss you! I dismiss you!
MEN Stay away from Grania, You don't matter any more Hang your sword up, go below - you've Nothing else to do Soon as we get into port We dump you on the shore Unity of clans is over All because of you... All because of you... All because of you... All because of you...