Be the role of honour For Ireland's bravest men We must be enlightened In memory of the ten
England, you're a *, *, * Don't think that you have won
We will never be defeated
While Ireland has such sons In those dreary hedge-black cages
Then brave young Irishmen lay Pongering for justice
While their young lives etched away For their rights as Irish soldiers
And to free their native land
They stood beside their leader The gallant Bobby Sands
So be the role of honour For Ireland's bravest men
We must be enlightened In memory of the ten
England, you're a *, *, * Don't think that you have won
We will never be defeated
While Ireland has such sons
Now they mourn Hughes and Blighty Ray MacReach and Armas Hills
In those narrow streets of Derby Famous O'Hara still
They so proudly gave their young lives Heart of a ring with ten years' gold
Their names will be remembered As history unfolds
So be the role of honour For Ireland's bravest men
We must be enlightened In memory of the ten
England, you're a *, *, * Don't think that you have won
We will never be defeated
While Ireland has such sons
Through the war-torn streets of Ulster The black flags that sadly waved
To salute ten Irish martyrs The bravest of the brave
Joe Macdonald, Martin Hurston Gavin Lynch, Ciarán Doherty
They gave their lives for freedom With Thomas McAwee
So be the role of honour For Ireland's bravest men
We must be enlightened In memory of the ten
England, you're a *, *, * Don't think that you have won
We will never be defeated
While Ireland has such sons
Michael Devine from Derby You were the last to die
With your nine brave companions A martyr did you lie
Your souls cry out, remember Our deaths were not in vain
So fight on and make our homeland A nation once again
So be the role of honour For Ireland's bravest men
We must be enlightened In memory of the ten
England, you're a *, *, * Don't think that you have won
We will never be defeated While Ireland has such sons
No, we'll never be defeated While Ireland has such sons