[Verse]
It was on a Sunday evening, the sun shone in the sky,
As he walked on his way to the Gaelic ground, never thinking he was going to die,
Ah, but as he crossed the checkpoint, the sound of gunfire came,
The news spread through the borders town that Aidan McAnespie is slain.

[Chorus]
Oh, why did you do it? Have you not the guts to say?
You say, "It was an accident or even a ricochet",
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar, ah, your lies are well renowned,
For you murdered Aidan McAnespie, on his way to the Gaelic ground.

[Verse]
For years he was harassed, by the forces of the Crown,
As he went to work each morning, out from his native town,
The soldiers swore they'd get him, for reasons no one could say,
And sure enough they murdered him, in cold blood that sunny day.

[Chorus]
Oh, why did you do it? Have you not the guts to say?
You say, "It was an accident or even a ricochet",
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar, ah, your lies are well renowned,
For you murdered Aidan McAnespie, on his way to the Gaelic ground.

[Verse]
Oh, the people heard the gunfire and they came from miles around,
They saw that young man lying there, he was dying on the ground,
His flow of life it was ending fast, but the people, they did their best,
But that bullet wound it was far too deep, well it past right through his chest.

[Chorus]
Oh, so why did you do it? Have you not the guts to say?
You say, "It was an accident or even a ricochet",
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar, ah, your lies are well renowned,
For you murdered Aidan McAnespie, on his way to the Gaelic ground.

[Verse]
Well now Aidan's life has ended, it was time for judgment day,
A soldier jumped down from the tower and the bastard, he slipped away,
God's curse on you Britain, for this cruel deed you've done,
Oh, but God will have a final say, when your day of judgment comes.

[Chorus]
Oh, why did you do it? Have you not the guts to say?
You say, "It was an accident or even a ricochet",
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar, ah, your lies are well renowned,
For you murdered Aidan McAnespie, on his way to the Gaelic ground.

[Verse]
Oh, to say, "It was an accident", that's the greatest crime of all,
To his heartbroken family, it's the worst that can befall,
Well a cross it marks that lonely spot, where Aidan was shot down,
As he walked that sunny evening, on his way to the Gaelic ground.

[Chorus]
Oh, why did you do it? Have you not the guts to say?
You say, "It was an accident or even a ricochet",
Just like Loughgall and Gibraltar, ah, your lies are well renowned,
For you murdered Aidan McAnespie, on his way to the Gaelic ground.

[Outro]
Oh, and why did you do it? Have you not the guts to say?
You say, "It was an accident.".