The struggle is over, the boys are defeated,
Old Ireland surrounded with sadness and gloom,
We are defeated and shamefully treated,
And I, Robert Emmet, awaiting my doom.

Hung, drawn and quartered, sure, that was my sentence,
But soon I will show them, no coward am I,
My crime is a love of the land I was born in,
A hero I lived and a hero I'll die.

Goodbye to old Ireland, me parents and sweetheart,
Companions in arms, to forget you must try,
I am proud of the honour, twas only my duty,
A hero I lived and a hero I'll die.

Bold Robert Emmet, the darling of Erin,
Bold Robert Emmet, will die with a smile,
"Farewell companions, both loyal and daring,
I'll lay down my life for the Emerald Isle.".