In South Armagh there was a man who had a long-range gun, (Ooh, ah, up the RA! Say ooh, ah, up the RA!)
He said I'll show them army boys there's nowhere they can run, (Ooh, ah, up the RA! Say ooh, ah, up the RA!)
He was the South Armagh Sniper,
he'd pick a spot and wait the whole day through,
Until a Brit patrol came into view,
The Armagh Sniper he never missed his mark,
He was lethal in the daytime and deadly in the dark,
If he gets you in his sights you'd better say your prayers,
So British troops go home or else beware.

Soon his reputation spread through Ulster like wildfire, (Ooh, ah, up the RA! Say ooh, ah, up the RA!)
The list of British casualties just kept on getting higher, (Ooh, ah, up the RA! Say ooh, ah, up the RA!)
It was the South Armagh Sniper, he made the British forces think again,
About wandering at night through Crossmaglen,
The Armagh Sniper the brits were terrified,
They could never pin him down no matter how they tried,
If he gets you in his sights he'll make widows of your wives,
So Brits go home while you still have your lives.

Now, in London and in Dublin they pretend to speak of peace, (Ooh, ah, up the RA! Say ooh, ah, up the RA!)
They say give us your weapons and we'll make this bloodshed cease, (Ooh, ah, up the RA! Say ooh, ah, up the RA!)
But the South Armagh Sniper, he's heard their lies and double-talk before,
He won't be fooled or cheated anymore,
The Armagh Sniper he hasn't gone away,
His rifles oiled and loaded he's just waiting for the day,
So if the British government should break their word well then,
The sniper will go back to work again.