Lyrics

NO!
Gary O’Driscoll © 2026
CHAPEAU ROUGE MUSIC (SOCAN)

[Verse 1]
No Hail Marys hidden lies
No hymns can drown baby’s cries
No nuns’ habit hides the truth
No scripture sanctifies abuse

[Verse 2]
No mercy in mother and baby homes
No, that's the way of the Church of Rome
No evil acts should harm the lowly
No hypocrite should think they’re holy

[Chorus]
No!
No, no, no, no
No!
No!

[Verse 3]
No nuns or priests should act with malice
No righteous soul would be so callous
No hiding within a convent palace
No hiding behind a golden chalice

[Verse 4]
No child abuse should be exempt
No nuns are held beyond contempt
No redeemer for these nuns death knell
No they can all just go to Hell

[Chorus]
No!
No, no, no, no
No!
No!

[Verse 5]
No more children, child of scorn
No deprivation for newborns
No mothers milk, kept from kids
No more ‘living on the skids’

[Verse 6]
No, dignity just must prevail
No, medicine for sick and frail
No Church should appease the cruel
No cowering under tyrants rule

[Chorus]
No!
No, no, no, no
No!
No!

[Breakdown]

[Verse 7]
No signs here of remorse
No regret denial of course
No apology no sign of shame
No nuns accepting any blame

[Verse 8]
No sin shall be absolved by time
No, abuse must always be a crime
No more children left alone
No more mother and baby homes

[Chorus]
No!
No, no, no, no
No!
No!

[Chorus]
No!
No, no, no, no
No!
No!