An Ulsterman I'm proud to be From Antrim's glens I came And although I labored by the sea I followed pike and gun I've heard the martial tramp of men I've seen them fight and die Alas I well remember when I followed Henry Joy Now I took my boat in from the sea I hid my sails away And I hung my net upon a tree I scanned the moonlit bay Well our boys were out the redcoats too I kissed my wife goodbye And in the shade of the leafy glade I followed Henry Joy Alas for Ireland's cause we fought For home and soil we bled Though our pikes were few Our hearts beat true And five to one lay dead There was many a lassie missed her lad And mother mourned her boy For youth was strong in the dashing throng That followed Henry Joy Now in Belfast town they built a tree And the redcoats mustered there And I watched them come at the beat of the drum Rolled out of the barracks square Well he kissed his sister went along And waved a last goodbye Oh my God, I cried, I kenned and I sighed They murdered Henry Joy