It was Christmas in Kirkubbin, 1981
The boys were mashing whiskey
and the girls were drinking rum
And though the holly green was hanging
And the mistletoe was hung
I couldn't sleep that Christmas ‘til the deed was done

I said lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum
Lie-dee-die-dee-dee
Kill a fucking Englishman
And throw him in the sea

So I stepped out from party
Found a soldier right in the dam
I took out both me knuckles
And I said “Fight me like a man”
And he tried to calm me senses
But I was fucking gone
So I took out a fucking hatchet
And I cut off both his arms

I said lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum
Lie-dee-die-dee-dee
Kill a fucking Englishman
And throw him in the sea

Now just remembеr before this next part
I'm actually a rеally good guy in my personal life

So I ripped out all his organs
As I cursed the queen and king
Me eyes rolled back into me head
And I couldn't feel a thing
And I bet they could hear me screaming
Down in County Cork
I went “Yahh-heyah! ”, a-lie-da-lee-da-lie-dum

And we said lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum
Lie-dee-die-dee-dee
Kill a fucking Englishman
And throw him in the sea

So I came back to the party
Soldier's head in hand
The boys, they stopped the dancing
And they quieted the band
I said “This is for the Republic”
But my work here isn't done
And I gave that English soldier's head to Collin
My only son

And we said lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum
Lie-dee-die-dee-dee
Kill a fucking Englishman
And throw him in the sea
Lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum
Lie-dee-die-dee-dee
Kill a fucking Englishman
And throw him in the sea