Give Ireland back to the Irish,
Don't make them have to take it away
Give Ireland back to the Irish,
Make Ireland Irish today

Great Britain, you are tremendous,
And nobody knows like me
But really, what are you doing
In the land across the sea?
Tell me, how would you like it,
If on your way to work,
You were stopped by Irish soldiers?
Would you lie down, do nothing,
Would you give in, who can say?

Give Ireland back to the Irish,
Don't make them have to take it away, yeh
Give Ireland back to the Irish,
Make Ireland Irish today, yeah

Great Britain and all the people,
Say that people must be free
And meanwhile, back in Ireland,
There's a man who looks like me
And he dreams of God and country
And he's feeling really bad
And he's sitting in a prison
Say, should he lie down, do nothing,
Should he give in or go mad?

Give Ireland back to the Irish,
Don't make them have to take it away, yeh
Give Ireland back to the Irish,
Make Ireland Irish today

Give Ireland back to the Irish,
Don't make them have to take it away
Give Ireland back to the Irish,
Make Ireland Irish today, yeah, yeah