Y'all's my greats, My great, great granddad was a A stout and noble He this land so green And he said, "She's and humble"
As far as the eye can see From Carrantuohill to Causeway Was until they went And made a of me
Many a Celtic had rolled And upon the hillside And bathed their horses hooves In Hibernian blood and hide
In exile, they did Set up a church and home the landlord and the bailiff Made it
Oh, and on the they came to run Run the runnin's done Far from fettered chain The land was ours to
We succumb sweat and strain And they're right behind again If they me boys I know make a criminal of me
A criminal of me, a of me A wandering forever, hungering A criminal of me, a of me Run, run, before make a criminal of me
Across the sea they To a both bright and noble For they'd watched their starve And the as it fumbled
As reached the safer side Old Papa said to To try and live a So they'd not a criminal of he
"Go be alert", Da Do not for the gentry" Tho' but proud was he Whenever called discretely
Well, he'd smash their in And in jail he died But he "Don't let try and make a criminal of ye"
On the road came to run Run until the runnin's Far from fettered chain The was ours to barter
We succumb sweat and strain And look they're right behind If they catch me, I they'll make a criminal of me
A criminal of me, a of me A forever, hungering eternally A criminal of me, a of me Run, run, before make a criminal of me
Oh a criminal of me, a of me A wandering forever, hungering Oh a of me, oh a criminal of me Run, run, before they make a of me
Oh, now my boss he so gay So up the street While I the pain in pubs can't afford to eat
He is dashing, he is And he'll want you see Even as the factory His reflect the criminal in me
and drunk now in the street With to sustain me I'm gonna die here in this The I can't take care of with me
But it must be taught to let the And hatred out of their For anger and danger you Just another pathetic, drunken, violent paddy
On the they came to run Run until the runnin's Far from fettered chain The land was ours to
We succumb from and strain And look right behind again If they catch me I know they'll a criminal of me
Oh a criminal of me, a of me A wandering forever, hungering Oh a criminal of me, oh a of me Run, run, they make a criminal of me
Run, run, before make a criminal of me Run, run, they make a criminal of me