[Verse]
The night was dark and the fight has ended,
The moon shone down O'Connell Street,
I stood alone, where the brave men perished,
And now their gone, their God to meet.

[Chorus]
My only son was shot in Dublin,
Fighting for his country bold,
He fought for Ireland and for Ireland only,
The harp and shamrock, green, white and gold.

[Verse]
The first I met was a grieving mother,
Bending low I heard her cry,
"I knew my son was to kind hearted,
I knew my son would never yield."

[Chorus]
My only son he was shot in Dublin,
Fighting for his country bold,
He fought for Ireland and for Ireland only,
The harp, the shamrock, green, white and gold.

[Verse]
Next I met was a grey haired father,
Looking for his only son,
I said, "Old man, there's no use sеarching,
For stright to heaven your brave son has gone."

[Verse]
The last I met was a dying rebel,
Bending low, I heard him cry,
"God bless my home in dear Cork City,
God bless the cause for which I'll die!"

[Chorus]
"God bless my home, (God bless my home!), in dear Cork City, (In dear Cork City!)
God bless the cause, (God bless the cause), for which I'll die!" (For which I'll die!).