Fightin' Men of Crossmaglen
The Fightin' Men of Crossmaglen is a popular Irish rebel song AbOUT the resistance from the people of Armagh to British rule. The lyrics are:
- Oh I'll sing a song
- Of the bravest men
- That famous fighting unit from Armagh (Tiocfaidh ár lá!)
- They are the men
- From Crossmaglen
- Amongst the bravest Irelands ever saw
- Chorus:
- In Crossmaglen
- The fire burns true
- The patriotic flame will never die
- And when you hear the battle cry
- It will be the fighting men from Crossmaglen
- At night you hear
- Bazookas roar
- Armalites are heard across the land
- The IRA
- Their spirits soar
- They know the reckonin has come to hand
- Chorus
- Those British scum
- They do fear
- Never again they'll see their cursed shore
- Because they know
- They'll pay dear
- The RA will even Irelands bloody score
- Chorus
- We'll not give up
- Oh Will we [...]
- Until we're free
- Until Irelands out of British hands
- We'll never rest
- Until we see
- The tyrants rule driven from our land