The Wolfe Tones - Come Out You Black and Tans (lyrics in description)

I was born on a Dublin street where the loyal drums do beat
And those loving English feet they walked all over us,
And every single night when me da would come home tight
He'd invite the neighbours out with this chorus:

come out you black and tans,
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away,
From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra.

Come let us hear you tell
How you slammed the great Pernell,
When you fought them well and truly persecuted,
Where are the smears and jeers
That you loudly let us hear
When our leaders of sixteen were executed.

come out you black and tans,
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away,
From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra

Come tell us how you slew
Them oul Arabs two by two
Like the Zulus they had spears and bow an arrows,
How bravely you faced one
With your sixteen pounder gun
And you frightened them poor natives to their marrow.

come out you black and tans,
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away,
From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra

now the time is coming fast
And I think them days are here
When each English an will run before us,
And if there be a need
then our kids will say, "Godspeed!"
With a verse or two of singing this fine chorus.

come out you black and tans,
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away,
From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra

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[frizeldaddy]

death to the btitish i say

[elijah1944]

Well. Me mother's family came from Waterford and me dad's people came from South whales. .. The Brits caused a lot of grief for a lot o people years ago too bad cause its a really nice country..... maybe tis time to forgive but never forget .... I love dis song and i sing it all the time.. I really like this version...I love my mother land.

[gclancy51]

The comments here reflect the worst case of grammar and spelling I've ever seen on Youtube. Please make your comments at least somewhat coherent before you all engage in a discussion on International politics!

[gclancy51]

@frizeldaddy Death to spelling more like...

[MrTamadrummer3]

You know, I have been reading all of the comments on here and people going back and forth with insults and such.....But that is how WARS START! And as MUCH as I TRY ohhhh do I ever TRY to be "Anti-War' and "Anti-Violence".......In the case of my Mother land I say.....

UP THE F()CKIN' RA!!!!! England needs to Get the HELL OUT and ON your way out, you need to Appologise and KISS THE ARSE of EVERY Man,Woman and CHILD that YOU ENGLISH Damaged because your F()CKING QUEEN, can't let go!!!

[ciaramackers10]

yeeehhhaaa up tha RA!!! wat the fuck do wee smelly snouts even listen till tha choon 4<< if ye cant hack it............... go an drop dead ye wee scrote!!!!!

[jack18over]

Fenian bastards fuck off..

[ThePottsy1993]

great so we loce u irish people

[ThePottsy1993]

@Englishfightback go fuck her queen iteland rules

[ThePottsy1993]

@OpeningSalvoe asshole fuck u

[OpeningSalvoe]

@jim11091995 Don't you mean UNREPENTANT fenian bastards.

[OpeningSalvoe]

@Englishfightback What the hell are you talking about you thick British moron? Ireland WAS once ENTIRELY in Irish hands. Jesus another stupid mouthy Brit making an ass of himself over Irish history on Youtube for the whole world to see. Look at you whinging about the fact that you couldn't beat an enemy you outnumbered 60/1. You had every advantage, APCs and choppers ffs and yet you have to call the IRA cowards who covered up their faces because you couldn't beat an enemy a fraction of your size