It was down by Brannigan's Corner, one morning I did stray,
I met a fellow rebel, and to me he did say,
"We've orders from the captain to meet up at Dunbar,
But how are we to get there, without a motor car?"

"Oh, Barney dear, be of good cheer, I'll tell you what we'll do,
The Specials they are plentiful, the IRA are few,
We'll send a wire to Johnson to meet us at Stranlar,
We'll give the boys a bloody good ride in Johnson's Motor Car.