[Verse 1: Andrew Hendy, Charles Hendy, & Seán McKenna]
I'll tell you a tale of peace and love
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
Of a land that rules all lands above
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
May peace and plenty be her share
Who kept our homes from want and tear
Oh, "God bless England" is our prayer
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day

[Chorus: All]
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
So we say "hip hooray"
Come and listen while we pray
Whack fol the diddle o the diе do day

[Verse 2: Charles Hendy, Andrew Hendy, & Seán McKenna]
When we werе savage, fierce and wild
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
She came like a mother to her only child
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
She took us from primeval slime
And kept our hands from want and crime
And she sent us to heaven in her own good time
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
[Chorus: All]
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
So we say "hip hooray"
Come and listen while we pray
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day

[Verse 3: Seán McKenna, Andrew Hendy, & Charles Hendy]
Our fathers oft were naughty boys
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
For guns and pikes are dangerous toys
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
From the GPO to Boland's Mill
We made Mother England cry her fill
But old Brittania loves us still
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day

[Chorus: All]
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
So we say "hip hooray"
Come and listen while we pray
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day

[Verse 4: Andrew Hendy, Charles Hendy, & Seán McKenna]
Now Irishmen forget the past
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
And think of a day that's coming fast
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
When we shall all be civilized
Neat and clean and well advised
Oh, won't Mother England be surprised?
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
[Chorus: All]
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
So we say "hip hooray"
Come and listen while we pray
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day

Whack fol the diddle o the die do day
So we say "hip hooray"
Come and listen while we pray
Whack fol the diddle o the die do day