[Verse]
The struggle in the H-Blocks was born,
"Don't make me wear no convict's uniform",
A young man he firmly stood his ground,
"And for my fight, it is against the Crown."

[Chorus]
Oh, Kieran Header Nugent was his name,
As steadfast and loyal he remained,
No courage nor commitment he did lack
They'd have to nail that uniform to his back.

[Verse]
In his lonely cell, in Long Kesh he is held,
"And I am not a criminal" he said,
"Try and break my spirit if you can,
A prisoner of war is what I am."

[Chorus]
Oh, Kieran Header Nugent was his name,
As steadfast and loyal he remained,
No courage nor commitment he did lack
They'd have to nail that uniform to his back.

[Verse]
They tried to make this young man's life a hell,
And kicked him up and down a prison cell,
Beat a man, they stripped his body bare,
For only a blanket he would wear.

[Chorus]
Oh, Kieran Header Nugent was his name,
As steadfast and loyal he remained,
No courage nor commitment he did lack
They'd have to nail that uniform to his back.

[Verse]
Now blanket clad and in the cell he lay,
They tried to break him every single day,
Could not get this young man to conform,
He'd never wear that prison uniform.

[Chorus]
Oh, Kieran Header Nugent was his name,
As steadfast and loyal he remained,
No courage nor commitment he did lack
They'd have to nail that uniform to his back.

[Verse]
Well many more had joined this brave young man,
In protest to gain their five demands,
Criminalised his struggle, it had failed,
"Join my comrades in the Armagh Gaol."

[Chorus]
Oh, brave Kieran Nugent was his name,
As steadfast and loyal he remained,
No courage nor commitment he did lack
They'd have to nail that uniform to his back.

[Chorus]
Oh, brave Kieran Nugent was his name,
As steadfast and loyal he remained,
No courage nor commitment he did lack
They'd have to nail that uniform to his back,
They'd have to nail that uniform to his back.