[Verse]
In 1922, well they divided up our land,
Six counties held by England, it was all they could command,
Against the wishes of the majority of the people of the land,
Drove a border through a country, through towns and homes and mountains!

[Hook]
Murder, plunder Faugh a Ballagh, clear the way,
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day,
Ducking, diving, Faugh a Ballagh, clear the way,
Diddly-idel-doh, diddly-idel-day.

[Verse]
Then our country was engulfed into a bloody civil war,
Between those against the treaty and those who voted for,
George the Fifth, he opеned parliament for the statеlet in the North,
While the rest were building Ireland from the ruined colonial ashes!

[Chorus]
And you'll never beat the Irish, no matter what you'll do,
Oh, you could put us down and keep us out but we'll come back again,
You'll know we are the fighting Irish and we'll fight until the end,
You'll know, you should have known, you'll never beat the Irish.

[Verse]
Then Edward, George and Elizabeth looked after Ireland's fate,
They watched discrimination grow in a gerrymandered state,
Homes and churches burnt while the Orange power it grew,
Discrimination, bigotry, in housing, jobs and liberties!

[Hook]
Murder, plunder Faugh a Ballagh, clear the way,
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day,
Ducking, diving, Faugh a Ballagh, clear the way,
Diddly-idel-doh, diddly-idel-day.

[Verse]
From the ashes of the past then the phoenix did emerge,
A new declared republic on the world it did converge,
To search for peace, prosperity and unity in our land,
We threw our lot in Europe, then made our peace agreement.

[Chorus]
And you'll never beat the Irish, no matter what you'll do,
Oh, you could put us down and keep us out but we'll come back again,
You'll know we are the fighting Irish and we'll fight until the end,
You'll know, you should have known, you'll never beat the Irish.

[Hook]
Murder, plunder Faugh a Ballagh, clear the way,
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day,
Ducking, diving, Faugh a Ballagh, clear the way,
Diddly-idel-doh, diddly-idel-day.

[Hook]
Murder, plunder Faugh a Ballagh, clear the way,
Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day,
Ducking, diving, Faugh a Ballagh, clear the way,
Diddly-idel-doh, diddly-idel-day.