Track · May 24, 2026 · English

Hands Off My Ballot

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3:32

Language

English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I walked in early, paper in hand

Boots on the tiles, necktie man

He smiled too wide, said “Leave it here”

Then shut the door to my voting year

[Verse 2]

He fed me lines with a polished grin

Same old names in a different tin

Promised the road, promised the creek

Then took my mark like a thief in the week

[Pre-Chorus]

I know that look

I know that game

You shake my hand

Then lose my name

[Chorus]

Hands off my ballot, hands off my vote

You can’t buy the hunger in my throat

Hands off my ballot, let it be seen

This little mark is mine, not yours, not clean

[Verse 3]

At the pub they laughed, “Sure, that’s just life”

But the rent don’t care for a silver knife

The widow watched from the corner seat

Counting the lies like crumbs in the street

[Verse 4]

You came in holy with your paper crown

But you’d sell the hedges and burn the town

I’ve seen your suits and your soft-shoe talk

I’ve seen good work turn to a broken walk

[Pre-Chorus]

I know that look

I know that game

You shake my hand

Then lose my name

[Chorus]

Hands off my ballot, hands off my vote

You can’t buy the hunger in my throat

Hands off my ballot, let it be seen

This little mark is mine, not yours, not clean

[Bridge]

So pass me the lamp and open the book

Let every man in, let every woman look

If you want my trust, you’ll earn it slow

With clean hands up and nowhere to go

[Final Chorus]

Hands off my ballot, hands off my vote

You can’t buy the hunger in my throat

Hands off my ballot, let it be seen

This little mark is mine, not yours, not clean

Hands off my ballot, hands off my vote

I’ll drag your promise down the road

Hands off my ballot, hear me plain

We’ll come back brighter, and vote again

Style

irish folk ballad with brisk 6/8 swayfingerpicked acoustic guitarbodhrán pulsefiddle answersand a chorus that opens into pub-room gang vocals; verses stay lean and story-drivenpre-chorus lifts with stomp-clapschorus lands on a sharp chantbridge drops to voice and fiddlethen final chorus returns fuller with harmony doubles and brightearthy mixirish folk

Prompt

An Irish folk song about politicians cheating you out of your vote

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GeneratedMay 24, 2026

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