[Verse]
Easter Monday 1916, we marched upon the town,
Pádraig Pearse, the Volunteers, the IRB, the Citizen Army,
James Connolly staunchly by our side, walked up Abbey Street with pride,
With the Cumann na mBan, we laughed and cried, Clarke, MacDermott side by side.
Stormed the GPO, together we would go, together we would go.

Then Michael Collins took Joe Plunkett to the new HQ,
De Valera took out Boland's Mill, but out pulsed on the Mount Street Bridge,
Michael Mallin marched on Stephen's Green with the Countess Markievicz, she was seen,
MacDonagh shut Jacob's factory down, the day we marched upon the town,
We were very few, we knew what we must do, we knew what we must do.

[Chorus]
So we are the rebels soldiers on the road to the Rising,
We'll hoist the flag of Ireland to fly freely once again, fly free once again,
We must strike a blow for the pride and love of Erin,
Spirit of a nation is rising up again,
Freedom, freedom, na na na na na....,
Freedom, freedom, na na na na na.....

[Verse]
Then Sean Connolly took his band to take the castle yard,
He ended up in City Hall, there he was the first to fall,
Unfurling Ireland's flag of green, with Henena Moloney and Kathleen Lynn,
Heuston marched through Usher's Quay, to the Institute of Mediticity
Fought for brave and bold, outnumbered by the score, till they could fight no more.

Then Éamonn Ceannt at South Dublin Union, through the Rialto gate,
Cathal Brugha second in command, there they made a noble stand,
Ned Daly took the Four Courts grand, he was the man to take command,
Barricaded all the streets around, was no cowards to be found,
On that very morn, a terrible beauty's born, a terrible beauty's born.

[Chorus]
So we are the rebels soldiers on the road to the Rising,
We'll hoist the flag of Ireland to fly freely once again, fly free once again,
We must strike a blow for the pride and love of Erin,
Spirit of a nation is rising up again,
Freedom, freedom, na na na na na....,
Freedom, freedom, na na na na na.....