MUSIC:- Copyright ownersAviator Management GmbHOn behalf of: Virgin EMI VIDEO:- Copyright owners for 'The Forgotten Irish' Animo TV - See below for description (Bottom of page)In 2009, Animo produced 'The Forgotten Irish' for Tv3SEE IT HERE:- • The Forgotten Irish https://twitter.com/animotelevision?l...OUR MIGHTY MAN:- James Shanahan (Waterford) https://www.independent.ie/regionals/...MIGHTY MAN written by Mark KnopflerPublished by Hornall Bros Music Ltd / Will D Side LtdProduced by Mark Knopfler and Guy FletcherEngineered by Guy FletcherAssisted by Joe Kearns, Jason Elliott, Andy Cook and Martin Hollisat British Grove Studios, LondonMastered by Bob Ludwigat Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, MaineAll guitars: Mark KnopflerAll keyboards: Guy FletcherFiddle and cittern: John McCuskerWhistle and wooden flute: Mike McGoldrickUpright and electric bass: Glenn WorfDrums: Ian ThomasFiddle : Bruce MolskyAccordion: Phil CunninghamTerz guitar: Mark KnopflerMIGHTY MAN (Mark Knopfler) LyricsA room on the top floorAnd the chest all but knackeredTwo fingers not workingAnd the back’s shot to hellIt’s a lifetime of digging trenchesIn the cold and wet weatherAnd for laying half the roadwayIn England as wellYou’d finish in the one placeIt was straight to the next oneAnd you never could settleAnd you were always aloneJust a drifter in limboI was best off away, sonJust one of the thousandsWho could never go homeThat’s your mighty man, sonYour mighty manWell, the boat and the train rideIn a misty NovemberWe had the worst of the lodgingsAnd we hated the subsMa’s face on the leavingI will always rememberAnd we wouldn’t get paidUntil they had closed up their pubsAnd I could stand up on horsebackWas the man for the singingPut my hand up for boxingAt the fairground on the heathI could play my accordionAnd charm all of the womenAnd dance round the taproomWith a chair in my teethThat’s your mighty man, sonYour mighty manThat’s your mighty man, sonYour mighty manABOUT THE VIDEOAnimo TVIn 2009, Animo produced The Forgotten Irish for Tv3. This two part documentary series examined the Irish men and women who were forced to emigrate to the UK during the economic stagnation of the 1950s. It looked at how many of the men became involved in building the motorways and rebuilding war-torn cities around England, while many women worked in domestic service or healthcare.Despite the enormous contribution these emigrants made, both to their new countries and to Ireland by sending money back home to their families, many of these elderly emigrants are now living lives of poverty and loneliness in their adopted lands.The Forgotten Irish was an intimate and touching series that encapsulates the personal stories of the generation who emigrated to England after the war, telling very honest, and at times harrowing, stories about the way their lives unfolded.