The Man From Mullingar

You may talk and write and boast about your fenians and your clans
And how the boys from County Cork beat up the Black and Tans
And view a little codger who came out without a scar
His name is Paddy Mulligan, the man from Mullingar

[Chorus]
The peelers chased him out of Connemara
For beating up the valiant Stan O'Hara
And when he came to Ballymote, he stole the parson's car
And he sold it to the bishop in the town of Castlebar
Oh, seven hundred peelers couldn't catch him, catch him
The King send out an order for to lash him (lash him)
When Patrick came to Dublin town, he stole an armoured car
And he gave it to the IRA brigade in Mullingar

On Easter Monday morning when the boys did hear the sound
Patrick raised the flag of war down in his native town
First he went to make his peace with dear old Father Maher
Then went out and blew the barracks up and the car from Mullingar

[Chorus]
The peelers chased him out of Connemara
For beating up the valiant Stan O'Hara
And when he came to Ballymote, he stole the parson's car
And he sold it to the bishop in the town of Castlebar
Oh, seven hundred peelers couldn't catch him, catch him
The King send out an order for to lash him (lash him)
When Patrick came to Dublin town, he stole an armoured car
And he gave it to the IRA brigade in Mullingar

And when Ireland takes its place among the nations of the world
A flag of orange, white and green to the forewinds is unfurled
You'll read the roll of honour and you'll find an armoured scar
The name of Sarsfield Mulligan, the man from Mullingar

[Chorus]
The peelers chased him out of Connemara
For beating up the valiant Stan O'Hara
And when he came to Ballymote, he stole the parson's car
And he sold it to the bishop in the town of Castlebar
Oh, seven hundred peelers couldn't catch him, catch him
The King send out an order for to lash him (lash him)
When Patrick came to Dublin town, he stole an armoured car
And he gave it to the IRA brigade in Mullingar
(Hoo!)