Chorus: we'll sing a song a soldiars song, with cheering rousing chorus as round our blazing fires we throng the starry heavens o'er us impatiant for the coming fight and as we wait the mornings here in the silence of the night we'll chant a soldiers song.
soldairs are we whose lives are pledged to ireland, some have come from a land beyond the wave, sworn to be free, no more our ancient sire land shall sheltor despot or the slave. tonight we man the gap of danger in Erin's cause,some woe or weal, 'mid cannons' roar and rifles peal, we'll chant a soldiers song.
Chorus
In valley green on towering crag our fathers fought before us an a conqured 'neath th same old flag thats proudly floating o'er us. were children of a fighting race that never yet known disgrace and as we march,the foe to face we'll chant a soldiers song
Chorus
Sons of Gael!Men Of pale! The long wathced day is breaking. The serried ranks of inisfail shall set the tyrant quaking our camp fires now burning low see in the east a silv'ry glow, out yonder waits the saxon foe so chnt a soldiers song.