(Terry Woods / Ron Kavana)
Have you ever walked the lonesome hills
And heard the curlews cry

Or seen the raven black as night
Upon a windswept sky
To walk the purple heather

And hear the westwind cry
To know that's where the rapparee must die


Since Cromwell pushed us westward
To live our lowly lives
There's some of us have deemed to fight

From Tipperary mountains high
Noble men with wills of iron
Who are not afraid to die

Who'll fight with gaelic honour held on high

A curse upon you Oliver Cromwell

You who raped our Motherland
I hope you're rotting down in hell
For the horrors that you sent

To our misfortunate forefathers
Whom you robbed of their birthright
"To hell or Connaught" may you burn in hell tonight


Of one such man I'd like to speak
A rapparee by name and deed

His family dispossessed and slaughtered
They put a price upon his head
His name is know in song and story

His deeds are legends still
And murdered for blood money
Was young Ned of the hill


You have robbed our homes and fortunes
Even drove us from our land

You tried to break our spirit
But you'll never understand
The love of dear old Ireland

That will forge and iron will
As long as there are gallant men
Like young Ned of the hill