[Verse]
"Leitrim is a very funny place, sir,
It's a strange and a troubled land,
All the boys are in the IRA, sir,
All the woman are in Cumann na mBan."

"Every tractor has a Nicky Kelly sticker,
Displayed for all to see,
Sure, it was no wonder when the Gardaí made a blunder",
Said your man from RTÉ.

[Chorus]
"Every bird upon my word,
Says, "I'm a rebel, sir, up in Mohill, sir",
Every hen, it's said is laying hand grenades
I do declare, sir, in Dromahair, sir."

"And every old cock of the Leitrim stock,
Is longing to be free,
Even sheep are advising they'll be another rising",
Said your man from RTÉ.

[Verse]
"Today, tonight they went to Mohill, sir,
They were briefed by the Gardaí,
On the video showed to them the Provos,
Eating curry and drinking tea."

"They were all wearing Russian balaclavas,
Each carrying an RPG,
British scalps around their tummy, pocket full of stolen money",
Said your man from RTÉ.

[Chorus]
"And every bird upon my word ,
Says, "I'm a rebel, sir, up in Mohill, sir",
Every hen, it's said is laying hand grenades
I do declare, sir, in Dromahair, sir."

"And every old cock of the Leitrim stock,
Is longing to be free,
Even sheep are advising they'll be another rising",
Said your man from RTÉ.

[Verse]
Leitrim is a seething with sedition,
It's Sinn Féin through and through,
All the task force are joining local units,
The post office is the GHQ.

They've race track underground for training Shergar,
"No comment" is all they said to me!
Subversion here is bubbling, oh, please take me back to Dublin,
Says your man from RTÉ.

[Chorus]
"And every bird upon my word ,
Says, "I'm a rebel, sir, up in Mohill, sir",
Every hen, it's said is laying hand grenades
I do declare, sir, in Dromahair, sir."

"And every old cock of the Leitrim stock,
Is longing to be free,
Even sheep are advising they'll be another rising",
Said your man from RTÉ.

[Outro]
Even sheep are advising they'll be another rising",
Said your man from RTÉ.