Last night I had a pleasant dream, though restless where I be,
I dreamt again brave Irishmen had set old Ireland free,
And how excited I became when I heard the cannon roar,
Oh, grá mo chróí, I long to see old Ireland free once more.

It's true we had brave Irishmen as everyone will know,
O'Neill, O'Donnell, Sarsfield true, Lord Edward and Wolfe Tone,
And also Robert Emmet who till death did not give o'er,
Oh, grá mo chróí, I long to see old Ireland free once more.

Now we can't forget those former years they're etched in memory still,
Of the Fenian men of '98, who fought at Vinegar Hill,
With Father Murphy by their side and his green flag flying o'er,
Oh, grá mo chróí, I long to see old Ireland free once more.

Last night I had a pleasant dream, though restless where I be,
I dreamt again brave Irishmen had set old Ireland free,
And how excited I became when I heard the cannon roar,
Oh, grá mo chróí, I long to see old Ireland free once more,
Oh, grá mo chróí, I long to see old Ireland free once more.