Irish jig of death

I swear, that was my first impression of this song, based solely on the music and the refrain. Bruce played it on Jimmy Fallon, so there's video if you want to hear it.

Death To My Hometown

Well, no cannon ball did fly, no rifles cut us down
No bombs fell from the sky, no blood soaked the ground
No powder flash blinded the eye
No deathly thunder sounded
But just as sure as the hand of God
They brought death to my hometown
They brought death to my hometown ( Read more... )

I'm sure that any reminder of "My Hometown" is intentional as well.