[Verse]
One evening fair as the sun was shining,
To Kilkenny I did ride,
And I did meet with Captain Brady,
A tall commander by his side.

[Chorus]
And you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.

[Verse]
Now in the morning we rose early,
Just before the break of dawn,
Blackbirds singing in the bushes,
A greeting to a smiling morn.

And gather round, free men of Ireland,
Gather Fenians, gather round,
Hand to hand with sword and muskets,
We'll spill this blood upon this holy ground.

[Chorus]
And you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.

[Verse]
And there's a glen beside the river,
Just outside Kilkenny Town,
There we met our noble captain,
Men lay dead upon the ground.

[Chorus]
And you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.

[Verse]
And here's a grave beside the river,
A mile outside Kilkenny Town,
There we laid our noble captain,
Birds were silent when this Fenian died.

And all my life, I will remember,
I'll remember, night and day,
Once I rode out to Kilkenny,
And I heard a noble captain say, "Up the RA".

[Chorus]
And you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.