Shankill Butchers是上世纪70年代出现在北爱尔兰的一个半军事组织，以深夜暴力绑架和酷刑残杀无辜平民和教徒而著名。带头者是Lenny Murphy。他们最终被官方捕获和消灭，但是仍得到Shakill社区民众的畏惧和尊敬。
像一首古老的儿歌，以妈妈的口吻讲一个恐怖而忧伤的故事。正适合这个阴冷多雨潮湿的秋天和即将来临的万圣节。Booh! :)
Decemberists的版本和Sarah Jarosz.
Decemberist
Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz
The shankill butchers ride tonight
You better shut your windows tight
They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives
And taking all their whiskey by the pint
'Cause everybody knows
If you don't mind your mother's words
A wicked wind will blow
Your ribbons from your curls
Everybody moan, everybody shake,
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
They used to be just like me and you
They used to be sweet little boys
But something went horribly askew
Now killing is their only source of joy
'cause everybody knows...
The shankill butchers on the rise
They're waiting till the dead of night
They're picking at their fingers with their knives
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs
'Cause everybody knows...
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
The shankill butchers wanna cut you
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
Awake
Awake
Awake
