In Southern Armagh
There was a man
Who had a long-range gun
(Ah, up the rah said Ooh-ah up the rah)
He said "I'll show them army boys there's nowhere they can run"
(Ah, up the rah said Ooh-ah up the rah)
He was the South Armagh sniper
He'd pick a spot and wait the whole day through
Until a Brit patrol came into view
The Armagh sniper
He never missed his mark
He was lethal in the daytime
And deadly in the dark
If he gets you in his sights
You'd better say your prayers
So British troops go home or else beware
Soon his reputation spread throughout the land like wildfire
(Ah, up the rah said Ooh-ah up the rah)
The list of British casualties just kept on getting higher
(Ah, up the rah said Ooh-ah up the rah)
He was the South Armagh sniper
He made the British soldiers think again
About wandering at night through cross the glen
The Armagh sniper
The Brits were terrified
They could never pin him down, no matter how they tried
If he gets you in his sights
He'll make widows of your wives
So Brits go home while you still have your lives
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In London and in Dublin
They pretend to speak of peace
(Ah, up the rah said Ooh-ah up the rah)
They say put down your weapons and we'll make this bloodshed cease
(Ah, up the rah said Ooh-ah up the rah)
But the South Armagh sniper
He's heard lies and devil-talk before
He won't be fooled or chickened anymore
The Armagh sniper
He hasn't gone away
His rifle's all but loaded
He's just waiting for the day
So if the British government breaks there word well then
The sniper will go back to work again
"I'm a-coming back boys!"