Rise Up!

Ireland forever! A nation and free! Long live her martyrs, and up with the Green! And forever we will fight, boys, forever take our stand All for the glory of Ireland! There is truth in the words of the Easter martyrs Beauty in the texture of the brilliant Green Wisdom in the Morrigan and hunt of Diana Power in the piercing of the Banshee’s scream Truth in every drop of the Irish whiskey Beauty in the accent of an Irish girl Wisdom in the number of the 4-leaf clover Power in the Harp on the flag unfurled Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! (Sing Ireland forever) Rise up! Rise up! (A nation and free) Rise up! Rise up! (Long live her martyrs) Rise up! Rise up! (And up with the Green) I have witnessed the crimes of a dozen centuries Felt all the pleasures of the faerie mound Seen the fire in the eyes of a Celtic woman And I have sworn to the Goddess I would not stand down Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! (Sing Ireland forever) Rise up! Rise up! (A nation and free) Rise up! Rise up! (Long live her martyrs) Rise up! Rise up! (And up with the Green) There is truth in the legend of the great Cuchulain Beauty in the chorus of the Gaelic tongue Wisdom in the gathering at the full moon rising Power in the stories of the rebel songs sung Truth in every drop of the juice of the barley Beauty in the pride of the Irish girl Wisdom in the number of the leaves of the shamrock Power in the Battle Flag unfurled Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! (Sing Ireland forever) Rise up! Rise up! (A nation and free) Rise up! Rise up! (Long live her martyrs) Rise up! Rise up! (And up with the Green) I woke up this morning with a raging headache Burning in my eyes from the night before They said, “Another stupid drunken mick with a taste for the liquor” And I have sworn to the Goddess I would even the score Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! (Sing Ireland forever) Rise up! Rise up! (A nation and free) Rise up! Rise up! (Long live her martyrs) Rise up! Rise up! (And up with the Green) Yeah! Ireland forever, a nation and free Long live her martyrs and up with the Green And together we will fight, boys, together make our stand All for the glory of Ireland