I Dismiss You Lyrics - Original Broadway Cast

GRACE 

You are not a man, 

You don't have a spine, 

Ready to surrender 

And put Ireland in chains 

Whoring's made you soft 

Drink has left you weak 

Not a drop of Irish blood 

Is left within your veins 

You and all your lies, 

I've borne all that I must 

I can see you clear; 

You're a dead weight in a war, 

A disgrace to the clan 

You're a hundred things more, 

What you're not is man! 

Get up! 

Jesus Christ! 

DONAL 

I've had enough of this, 

Woman, hold your whist! 

"Woman," well not quite, 

That's always been the joke; 

What is the trouble here? 

Basic'lly the gist 

Is I can't go on being 

Married to a bloke 

Yes, love, it's true 

You've been adm'rably taught 

Pressed to admit, 

You're an ace at your trade, 

You're a half-decent shot, 

Fairly skilled with a blade... 

But a woman you're not! 

GRACE 

My father up above, 

His very word you flout! 

DONAL 

Boots, swords, 

And trousers 

I've been the 

patient one! 

GRACE 

Has it been three years? 

I can still walk out! 

DONAL 

I draw the line, 

If you cross it, then 

GRACE AND DONAL 

We're done! 

DONAL 

You took my rightful place 

Through the mad dying words 

of a senile old man 

GRACE 

Now you've fin'lly said 

What is unforgivable 

Every day 

Discrediting 

DONAL 

(at the same time) 

Every day 

regretting 

BOTH 

The bargain that we made 

GRACE 

Never did I 

Have a doubt 

DONAL 

(at the same time) 

Not a doubt ever 

BOTH 

That this would 

Come to be 

GRACE 

Poisonous 

And pitiful 

DONAL 

(at the same time) 

Poisoned, 

Perverted, 

BOTH 

The tune you asked be played 

GRACE 

Someone has to 

pay the piper; 

DONAL 

(at the same time) 

Someone must 

pay up, dear 

BOTH 

Better you than me 

GRACE 

No! 

As allowed me, by our Irish laws, 

I say to you now... 

I dismiss you! 

I dismiss you! 

I dismiss you! 

MEN 

Stay away from Grania, 

You don't matter any more 

Hang your sword up, go below - you've 

Nothing else to do 

Soon as we get into port 

We dump you on the shore 

Unity of clans is over 

All because of you... 

All because of you... 

All because of you... 

All because of you...