[Verse]
High in the Cooley Mountains, we'd march drill and train,
At the gap of Ulster, Brendan's heart would still remain,
At night we'd walk, laugh and joke and sing a rebel song,
But all who knew the path he choose, would be difficult and long.

[Chorus]
And Brendan Hughes still guards the Falls, with rifle in his hands,
He stands on top of the Cooley Hills and guards his native land,
"The Republic!" was his battle cry, a rebel to the last,
"The dogs will not give up the cause" said the warrior from West Belfast.

[Verse]
No prison bars could hold him, Brendan wanted to be free,
He left behind Cheis Fhada and took his liberty,
When the wardens came to check his cell, they stood and looked aghast,
For all knew he'd work to do, the warrior from West Belfast.

[Chorus]
And Brendan Hughes still guards the Falls, with rifle in his hands,
He stands on top of the Cooley Hills and guards his native land,
"The Republic!" was his battle cry, a rebel to the last,
"The dogs will not give up the cause" said the warrior from West Belfast.

[Verse]
A prisoner gaunt on hunger strike, sitting in that H-Block cell,
His picture flashed around the world, spoke more that words can tell,
No speedy bullet or long slow death, could Brendan spare a cast,
For courage was the watch word of the warrior from West Belfast.

[Chorus]
And Brendan Hughes still guards the Falls, with rifle in his hands,
He stands on top of the Cooley Hills and guards his native land,
"The Republic!" was his battle cry, a rebel to the last,
"The dogs will not give up the cause" said the warrior from West Belfast.

[Verse]
So we'll sing a song for Brendan Hughes, a comrade stanch and brave,
Unbound and unbroken through life and to his grave,
His remains brought back to the mountains, by friends who knew him best,
There in the glens, the fields and vales, they laid him down to rest.

[Chorus]
And Brendan Hughes still guards the Falls, with rifle in his hands,
He stands on top of the Cooley Hills and guards his native land,
"The Republic!" was his battle cry, a rebel to the last,
"The dogs will not give up the cause" said the warrior from West Belfast.