[Verse]
I remember the day, it stands clear in my mind,
We stood down at Dun Laoghaire to wave you goodbye,
Your ma was gently weeping, there was a tear in my eye,
You were sailing to Gallipoli to die.

You looked so young as you stood there, that glint in your eye,
And you sang rebel songs as the streamers flew high,
Your ma turned away and I heard her sigh,
"God, he's to Gallipoli to die."

[Chorus]
You were all that we had, your mammy and me,
When you marched head erеct, you were proud as could be,
But it killеd your poor ma and it's slowly killing me,
You were blown to kingdom come on the shores of Gallipoli.

[Verse]
We got the one letter and we knew right away,
It said, "Deepest regrets, your son was bold and he was brave",
You were only nineteen, when your mammy and I,
Let you go to Gallipoli to die.

[Verse]
You fought for the wrong country, you died for the wrong cause,
And your ma often said, "It was Ireland's sad loss",
All those fine young men who marched foreign land to fight the war,
When the greatest war of all was at home.

[Chorus]
You were all that we had, your mammy and me,
When you marched head erеct, you were proud as could be,
But it killеd your poor ma and it's slowly killing me,
You were blown to kingdom come on the shores of Gallipoli.

[Chorus]
You were all that we had, your mammy and me,
When you marched head erеct, you were proud as could be,
But it killеd your poor ma and it's slowly killing me,
You were blown to kingdom come on the shores of Gallipoli.