[Chorus]
Oh, take it down from the mast, you sticky bastards,
Well it's the flag we Provisionals do claim,
It can never belong to Free Staters,
You have brought on it nothing but shame.

[Verse]
Why not leave it to those who are willing,
To uphold it in war or in peace.
To those men who intended to do hurting,
Until Britain's tyranny cease.

[Chorus]
Oh, take it down from the mast, you sticky bastards,
Well it's the flag we Provisionals do claim,
Well it can never belong to Free Staters,
When you have brought on it nothing but shame.

[Verse]
Well, you sold out the six counties for your freedom,
We have given you McCracken and Wolfe Tone,
And the Ulstermen that you fought with in Dublin,
Well yes we'll watch you as you fight them all alone.

[Chorus]
Oh, take it down from the mast, you sticky bastards,
Well it's the flag we Provisionals do claim,
It can never belong to Free Staters,
You have brought on it nothing but shame.

[Chorus]
Oh, take it down from the mast, you sticky bastards,
Well it's the flag we Provisionals do claim,
Well it can never belong to Free Staters,
When you have brought on it nothing but shame.

[Verse]
Well you have murdered our brave Liam and Rory,
Well you have butchered young Richard and Joe,
Your hands with their blood are still gory,
From filling the work of the foe.

[Chorus]
Oh, take it down from the mast, you sticky bastards,
Well it's the flag we Provisionals do claim,
Well it can never belong to Free Staters,
You have brought on it nothing but shame.

[Bridge]
The I, the I, the IRA,
The I, the I, the IRA.

[Verse]
For 30 years we fought you as the Provos,
And for 30 more we'll fight you with Sinn Féin,
We'll stand by McGuinness and Adams,
And we shall overcome once again.

[Chorus]
Oh, take it down from the mast, you sticky bastards,
Well it's the flag we Provisionals do claim,
Well it can never belong to Free Staters,
When you have brought on it nothing but shame.

[Chorus]
Oh, take it down from the mast, you sticky bastards,
Well it's the flag we Provisionals do claim,
It can never belong to Free Staters,
When you have brought on it nothing but shame.