[Intro]
Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker,
Billy Power, Dick McIlkenny that's their names.

[Verse]
There were five men playing poker on the Heysham train,
Fate was dealing them a cruel hand,
Hugh Callaghan was walking home through the evening rain,
Not knowing what lay in store for him.

You'll find traces of a nitro on cigarettes and matches,
On formica tabletops and on decks of playing cards,
When forensics found traces on the hands of these six men,
The police came up from Birmingham they were hoping the case was closed.

[Chorus]
Scales of justice, oh, balance up your act,
Am I talking to myself or to the wall?
Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker,
Billy Power, Dick McIlkenny scapegoats all.

[Verse]
Have you ever seen the mug shots that were taken,
After 48 hours in custody,
Well, battered and bruised, haunted looks upon their faces,
The judge says they confessed willingly,
Please take another look at what you see.

If you tell me my family are being terrorised,
Kept awake for six days and nights confused and brutalised,
In the lonely dark of night I would tell you black is white,
If you'll just let me lay down and close my eyes,
I'd sign anything if you let me close my eyes.

[Chorus]
Scales of justice, oh, balance up your act,
Am I talking to myself or to the wall?
Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker,
Billy Power, Dick McIlkenny scapegoats all.

[Chorus]
Scales of justice, oh, balance up your act,
Am I talking to myself or to the wall?
Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker,
Billy Power, Dick McIlkenny scapegoats all,
For 16 years they were taking to the wall.