(The Merry Ploughboy)
[Verse]
Oh, I am a merry ploughboy,
And I plough the fields by day,
Till a sudden thought came though my mind,
That I should run away.

Well I'm sick and tired of slavery,
Since the day that I was born,
Well I'm off to join the IRA,
I'm off tomorrow morn.

[Chorus]
Well we're all off to Dublin in the green, (Fuck the Queen!)
Where the helmets glisten in the sun, (Fuck the Huns!)
Where the bayonets clash, the rifles flash,
Through the echo of a Thompson gun.

[Verse]
Well I'll leave aside my pick and my spade,
I'll leave behind my plough,
And I'll leave aside my old grey mare,
No more I'll need her now.

Well I'll leave aside my Mary,
She's the girl that I do adore,
Well I wonder if she'll think of me,
When she hears the Armalite roar.

[Chorus]
Well we're all off to Dublin in the green, (Fuck the Queen!)
Where the helmets glisten in the sun, (Fuck the Huns!)
Where the bayonets clash, the rifles flash,
Through the echo of a Thompson gun.

[Verse]
Well when this war is over,
And dear old Ireland's free,
I will take her to the church to wed,
And a rebel's wife she'll be.

[Chorus]
Well we're all off to Dublin in the green, (Fuck the Queen!)
Where the helmets glisten in the sun, (Fuck the Huns!)
Where the bayonets clash, the rifles flash,
Through the echo of a Thompson gun.

[Verse]
Well some men they fight for silver,
Well some men they fight for gold,
But the IRA are fighting for,
The land that the bastards stole.

[Chorus]
Well we're all off to Dublin in the green, (Fuck the Queen!)
Where the helmets glisten in the sun, (Fuck the Huns!)
Where the bayonets clash, the rifles flash,
Through the echo of a Thompson gun.

(Auf Wiedersehen To Crossmaglen)
[Chorus]
Auf wiedersehen to Crossmaglen,
Farewell to Carrickmore!
I've seen enough of Ireland boys,
I won't be back for more!
I won't be back for more!

[Verse]
Recruiting sergeant, he told me, "Son,
That army life was fine!"
I did not mention the mortar bombs,
Or those bloody claymore mines!

[Chorus]
Auf wiedersehen to Crossmaglen,
Farewell to Carrickmore!
I've seen enough of Ireland boys,
I won't be back for more!
I won't be back for more!

[Verse]
They told me of the German girls,
Or discos every night!
The only crack in South Armagh,
Comes from an Armalite!

[Chorus]
Auf wiedersehen to Crossmaglen,
Farewell to Carrickmore!
I've seen enough of Ireland boys,
I won't be back for more!
I won't be back for more!

[Verse]
Well I spent some time by the Derry Bridge,
And I thought I knew no fear!
Till a van-bomb parked outside my base,
Brought the barracks in round my ears!

[Chorus]
Auf wiedersehen to Crossmaglen,
Farewell to Carrickmore!
I've seen enough of Ireland boys,
I won't be back for more!
I won't be back for more!

[Verse]
So farewell at last to West Belfast,
To the Markets and the Falls!
Oh, I quickly got the message there,
It was written on the wall! (Brits out!)

[Chorus]
Auf wiedersehen to Crossmaglen,
Farewell to Carrickmore!
I've seen enough of Ireland boys,
And I won't be back for more!
I won't be back for more!

[Verse]
Come all young lads, in England you may be,
Signing on the brew!
Just stay well away from the IRA,
And they won't bother you!

[Chorus]
Auf wiedersehen to Crossmaglen,
Farewell to Carrickmore!
I've seen enough of Ireland boys,
And I won't be back for more!
I won't be back for more!

[Chorus]
Auf wiedersehen to Crossmaglen,
Farewell to Carrickmore!
I've seen enough of Ireland boys,
And I won't be back for more!
I won't be back for more!

[Outro]
Auf wiedersehen to Crossmaglen,
Farewell to Carrickmore!
I've seen.