[Verse]
Oh, gather round you people, and the truth to you I'll tell,
Of a band of young Fenians in Dumbarton town did dwell,
They were just young lads of Fenian blood, for freedom they would die,
And they stood up to those Billy Boys on the 12th day of July.

On the twelfth day of July, me boys, to old Dumbarton town,
Came fifty thousand Orangemen all loyal to the crown,
They marched along the High Street, their banners flying high,
Singing, "Up to yer neck in Fenian blood, surrender or ye'll die."

[Chorus]
So here's to those gallant lads in Dumbarton town that day,
They helped to stop the Orange walk on it's annivеrsary,
They showed that they did not rеspect King Billy or the crown,
And they showed those cowardly Billy Boys that Croppies won't lie down.

[Verse]
But when they reached Dumbarton cross they got a hell of a shock,
For standing there undaunted, were the Fenians of the rock,
We chased them up the High Street, to the shipyards gate,
Like our fathers did in years gone by in the year of '98.

For they knew they were defeated and they made a hell of a noise,
Crying "Polis please protect us and guard us from the bhoys!"
For the Fenian blood had risen like the phoenix from the flame,
That day they made them change "The Sash" to "A Nation Once Again."

[Chorus]
So here's to those gallant lads in Dumbarton town that day,
They helped to stop the Orange walk on it's annivеrsary,
They showed that they did not rеspect King Billy or the crown,
And they showed those cowardly Billy Boys that Croppies won't lie down.

[Chorus]
So here's to those gallant lads in Dumbarton town that day,
They helped to stop the Orange walk on it's annivеrsary,
They showed that they did not rеspect King Billy or the crown,
And they showed those cowardly Billy Boys that Croppies won't lie down.