[Verse]
Along Erin's border, the news greatly spread,
Another foul ambush, a volunteer dead,
Oh, sad were our hearts as we whispered the name,
For that brave freedom fighter was called McElwaine.

Through the fields of Fermanagh and the hills of Tyrone,
Through Cavan and Leitrim, your exploits were known,
Those cowardly Crown forces, they cringed at your name,
They had cause to remember the bold McElwaine.

[Chorus]
We salute you, brave Séamus, it's a soldier's farewell,
Our grief at your passing, these words cannot tell,
Your lifeblood for Ireland did not flow in vain,
With Hughes and O'Hanlon now stands McElwaine.

[Verse]
Your love for your country, you could not restrain,
That patriot's fever, it burned in your veins,
You answered the call for to fight Ireland's foe,
And you made England pay for eight hundred years woe.

In those cages of H-Block, you never gave in,
Though they stripped you and beat you, they never could win,
You inspired the lads of the bold thirty eight,
Long Kesh couldn't hold you, you smashed through the gate.

[Chorus]
We salute you, brave Séamus, it's a soldier's farewell,
Our grief at your passing, these words cannot tell,
Your lifeblood for Ireland did not flow in vain,
With Hughes and O'Hanlon now stands McElwaine.

[Vers]
On that dark April morning, near the breaking of day,
The SAS waited in a field near Roslea,
With Seán Lynch, your brave comrade, you were wounded and held,
When they found who they'd captured, you were tortured and killed.

Round your Monaghan home, all the black flags did wave,
In thousands we followed, to honour to your grave,
Your comrades in arms marched with you all the way,
It was a final farewell from the bold IRA.

[Chorus]
On that dark April morning, near the breaking of day,
The SAS waited in a field near Roslea,
With Seán Lynch, your brave comrade, you were wounded and held,
When they found who they'd captured, you were tortured and killed.

Round your Monaghan home, all the black flags did wave,
In thousands we followed, to honour to your grave,
Your comrades in arms marched with you all the way,
It was a final farewell from the bold IRA.

[Chorus]
We salute you, brave Séamus, it's a soldier's farewell,
Our grief at your passing, these words cannot tell,
Your lifeblood for Ireland did not flow in vain,
With Hughes and O'Hanlon now stands McElwaine,
With Hughes and O'Hanlon now stands McElwaine.