High upon the gallows tree
Swung the noble-hearted three
By the vengeful tyrant stricken in their bloom
But they met them face to face
With the courage of the race
And they went with souls undaunted to their doom
God save Ireland cried the heroes
God save Ireland cried they all
Whether on the scaffold high
Or the battlefield we die
Oh what matter when for Ireland dear we fall
Girt around with cruel foes
Still their courage proudly rose
For they thought of hearts that loved them far and near
Of the millions true and brave
O'er the ocean's swelling wave
And the friends in holy Ireland ever dear
God save Ireland cried the heroes
God save Ireland cried they all
Whether on the scaffold high
Or the battlefield we die
Oh what matter when for Ireland dear we fall
Climb they up the rugged stair
Rang their voices out in prayer
Then with England's fatal cord around them cast
Close beside the gallows tree
Kissed like brothers lovingly
True to home and faith and freedom to the last
God save Ireland cried the heroes
God save Ireland cried they all
Whether on the scaffold high
Or the battlefield we die
Oh what matter when for Ireland dear we fall
Never till the latest day
Shall their memory pass away
Of the gallant lives thus given for our land
Ah but on the cause must go
Amid joy and weal and woe
Till we make this Isle a nation free and grand
God save Ireland cried the heroes
God save Ireland cried they all
Whether on the scaffold high
Or the battlefield we die
Oh what matter when for Ireland dear we fall