In eleven sixty-seven, they came to ireland on the make In eleven sixty-seven, they came to ireland on the make Você nunca vai bater o irlandês They were followed by invasions and by conquests in their wake They were followed by invasions and by conquests in their wake The kings and queens of england made the land a battleground The kings and queens of england made the land a battleground They took the land by fraud, defeat; poison, murder and deceit! They took the land by fraud, defeat; poison, murder and deceit! Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Then by the fifteenth century they held precariously to the pale Then by the fifteenth century they held precariously to the pale The invaders were more irish than the irish, that's the tale The invaders were more irish than the irish, that's the tale A fat greedy king (called henry)'s dick was bigger than his brain A fat greedy king (called henry)'s dick was bigger than his brain Forced a reformation- confiscating usurpation! Forced a reformation- confiscating usurpation! You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day The virgin queen, elizabeth, brought more turmoil to our land The virgin queen, elizabeth, brought more turmoil to our land She decimated munster, scorched the earth and all at hand She decimated munster, scorched the earth and all at hand Then james the first and charles the mad brought out other greedy bands Then james the first and charles the mad brought out other greedy bands They took the land of ulster, killed their chieftains- poisoned, plundered! They took the land of ulster, killed their chieftains- poisoned, plundered! Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day And by defective titles, they cheated connaught and the west And by defective titles, they cheated connaught and the west Across the seventeenth century from war we had no rest Across the seventeenth century from war we had no rest For the curse of cromwell plagued the land, 'til our towns were red with blood For the curse of cromwell plagued the land, 'til our towns were red with blood Then the battle of the boyne was fought by william, james and foreign hoards Then the battle of the boyne was fought by william, james and foreign hoards You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day At the siege of limerick, patrick sarsfield won the day At the siege of limerick, patrick sarsfield won the day But the irish they were cheated when his army went away But the irish they were cheated when his army went away Queen ann and her successors forced on us those penal laws Queen ann and her successors forced on us those penal laws Denying the rights and liberty of religion, land, and property! Denying the rights and liberty of religion, land, and property! Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Then came the three mad georges and they had us nearly fooled Then came the three mad georges and they had us nearly fooled They couldn't speak the lingo of the countries that they ruled They couldn't speak the lingo of the countries that they ruled Puppets of the ascendancy they kept the irish down Puppets of the ascendancy they kept the irish down But the rebels and the whiteboys hard their army on the run! But the rebels and the whiteboys hard their army on the run! You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish The famine queen, victoria came to rule us by and by The famine queen, victoria came to rule us by and by She was on the throne so bloody long, we thought she'd never die! She was on the throne so bloody long, we thought she'd never die! She presided over hunger, famine, poverty, and disease She presided over hunger, famine, poverty, and disease She drove the people from their home to their death or to the land beyond the sea! She drove the people from their home to their death or to the land beyond the sea! Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day All across the 19th century, fought oppression with great zeal All across the 19th century, fought oppression with great zeal O'connell spoke his blarney for emancipation and repeal O'connell spoke his blarney for emancipation and repeal Young ireland and the fenians tried the dynamite and the gun Young ireland and the fenians tried the dynamite and the gun Parnell, the men of sixteen died, then michael collins had them on the run! Parnell, the men of sixteen died, then michael collins had them on the run! You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day In 1922 well they divided up our land In 1922 well they divided up our land Six counties held by england, it was all they could command Six counties held by england, it was all they could command Against the wishes of the majority of the people of our land Against the wishes of the majority of the people of our land They drew a dorder through our country through town and home and mountains They drew a dorder through our country through town and home and mountains Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Then the country was engulfed into a bloody civil war Then the country was engulfed into a bloody civil war Between those against the treaty and those who voted for Between those against the treaty and those who voted for George the iv, he opend parliament for the stalled in the north George the iv, he opend parliament for the stalled in the north While the rest were building ireland from the ruined colonial lashes While the rest were building ireland from the ruined colonial lashes You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish Then edward, george, and elizabeth looked after ireland's fate Then edward, george, and elizabeth looked after ireland's fate They watched discrimination grow in a gerrymandered state They watched discrimination grow in a gerrymandered state Homes and churches burnt while the orange power did grew Homes and churches burnt while the orange power did grew Discrimination bigotry in housing jobs and liberties Discrimination bigotry in housing jobs and liberties Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day From the ashes of the past, the phoniex did emerge From the ashes of the past, the phoniex did emerge A new declared republic, on the world it did converge A new declared republic, on the world it did converge The search for peace prosperity and unity in our land The search for peace prosperity and unity in our land We too are locked in europe, till they made their peace agreement We too are locked in europe, till they made their peace agreement You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You'll never beat the irish, no matter what you do You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You can put us down and keep us out, but we'll come back again You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know we are the fighting irish and we'll fight until the end You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish You know, you should have known: You'll never beat the irish Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Murder, plunder, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Cheating, stealing, diddly-idel-day Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Ducking, diving, faugh a ballagh, clear the way Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day Diddly-aidel-doh, diddly-aidel-day