[Verse]
One evening fair as the sun was shining,
To Kilkenny I did ride,
I did meet with Captain Brady,
A tall commander by his side.

[Chorus]
Then you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.

[Verse]
Well in the morning we rose early,
Just before the break of dawn,
Blackbirds singing in the bushes,
Greetings to a early morn.

Well gather round me, men of Ireland,
Gather Fenians, gather round,
Hand to hand with sword and musket,
Spill the blood upon this holy ground.

[Chorus]
Then you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.

[Verse]
Well there's a glen beside the river,
A mile outside Kilkenny Town,
There we met our noble captain,
Men lay dead upon the holy ground.

[Chorus]
Then you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.

[Verse]
Well there's a grave beside the river,
Just outside Kilkenny Town,
There we laid our noble captain,
Birds were silent when this Fenian died.

And all my life, I will remember,
I'll remember, night and day,
That once we rode into Kilkenny,
And I heard the noble captain say.

[Chorus]
Then you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.

[Chorus]
Then you are welcome, Highland Paddy,
By my side you'll surely stand,
Hear the people shout for freedom, (Freedom!)
We'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band,
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band.