[Verse]
I'll tell a tale of gallant men,
Who in the hills round Crossmaglen,
Became a living legend in their day.

Their daring deeds in freedom's fight,
Shone like a beacon in the night,
They followed where McVerry showed the way.

[Chorus]
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds, or soothe the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names.

Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.

[Verse]
Across the hills the echoes rang,
Our two comrades they were gone,
But the Brendans would have chose no other way.

They died the way they'd want to go,
In action gainst the British foe,
They lived and died to serve the IRA.

[Chorus]
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds, or soothe the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names.

Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.

[Verse]
In South Armagh these well of tears,
Has overflowed these twenty years,
We felt the weight of England's heavy hand.

But tears will not drown freedoms flame,
The phoenix rises up again,
Men like Moley and like Burns will free out land.

[Chorus]
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds, or soothe the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names.

Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.

[Verse]
From Crossmaglen and Cullaville,
Will keep alive their memory still,
In Silverbridge we'll speak their names with pride.

Cullyhanna down to Keady Town,
Through generations we'll pass down,
Their exploits and the cause for which they died.

[Chorus]
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds, or soothe the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names.

Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.

[Verse]
We're a special kind of people here,
We breed defiance, never fear,
And we'll still be here, when the tide gainst England turns.

For in our hearts, we know we're right,
And we never will give up the fight,
We salute you, Brendan Moley and Brendan Burns.

[Chorus]
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds, or soothe the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names.

Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
We salute you, Brendan Moley and Brendan Burns,
We salute you, Brendan Moley and Brendan Burns.