[Verse]
I was born an Irish rebel, here in Wexford town,
This is a rebel county of the Blackstairs and back down,
It was here we fought for freedom and the marks still can be seen,
It's here we long for victory for a rebel Celtic team.

[Chorus]
And why can't I be a rebel and support my Celtic team?
Why can't I long for victory for the boys in hoops of green?
Why can't I sing a rebel song, and the history of our land?
For I long to see old Ireland free from British hands.

[Verse]
I was born in Belfast just up the Glen Road,
My father he was a Republican and that's the way we were shown,
We all support the Celtic, for the hoops we live and die,
The peelers they harass us as we pass them by.

[Chorus]
And why can't I be a rebel and support my Celtic team?
Why can't I long for victory for the boys in hoops of green?
Why can't I sing a rebel song, and the history of our land?
For I long to see old Ireland free from British hands.

[Verse]
I was born in Hamburg over in Germany,
I'm an Irish rebel and a fan of Saint Paddy,
My friends all come from Glasgow, they're Celtic to the core,
Here in the jolly roger we await the rising once more.

[Chorus]
And why can't I be a rebel and support my Celtic team?
Why can't I long for victory for the boys in hoops of green?
Why can't I sing a rebel song, and the history of our land?
For I long to see old Ireland free from British hands,
Yes I long to see old Ireland free from British hands.