' d ▁wish ▁you ▁was ▁( s ic ) ▁English ▁instead ." ▁ ▁The ▁pleasant ▁mel ody ▁also ▁provides ▁an ▁ir onic ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁L enn on ▁accus ations ▁of ▁British ▁at roc ities , ▁including ▁ra pe , ▁tort ure ▁and ▁gen o cide . ▁ ▁Music ologist ▁Walter ▁Ever ett ▁highlight s ▁a ▁line ▁about ▁how ▁the ▁English ▁" kill ▁with ▁God ▁on ▁their ▁side " ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁whose ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁protest ▁song ▁" With ▁God ▁on ▁Our ▁Side " ▁described ▁the ▁Americans ▁going ▁into ▁all ▁their ▁wars ▁" with ▁God ▁on ▁our ▁side ." ▁ ▁Rog an ▁takes ▁the ▁D yl an ▁reference ▁further , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁lines ▁"... they ▁kill ▁with ▁God ▁on ▁their ▁side / Bl ame ▁it ▁all ▁on ▁the ▁k ids ▁and ▁the ▁I RA / As ▁the ▁bast ards ▁commit ▁gen o cide " ▁combine ▁the ▁sent iments ▁of ▁" With ▁God ▁on ▁Our ▁Side " ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁D yl an ' s ▁earlier ▁song ▁" Master s ▁of ▁War ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁bridge ▁sections ▁O no ▁s ings ▁contrast ing ▁lyr ics ▁incorpor ating ▁Irish ▁cl ich es ▁such ▁as ▁le pre cha uns , ▁sh am ro cks ▁and ▁the ▁Bl ar ney ▁Stone ▁while ▁describing ▁the ▁past oral ▁happiness ▁the ▁L enn ons ▁imagine ▁the ▁Irish ▁could ▁enjoy ▁without ▁British ▁inter ference . ▁ ▁Rog an ▁regards ▁these ▁lyr ics ▁as ▁providing ▁a ▁" na ive ,