I just listened to Tom McConville's version (follow the link under the picture) on Mike Hardings show and here is the transcription


Patrick Pearse
(Ian Campbell)


Well me name it doesn't matter, you've never heard of me
When my brothers turned me loose I ran away to sea
I can't say I've achieved much but this I'm glad to say
Me father knew the man who played the pipes for Patrick Pearse
On the night before the fateful day they took his life away
On the night before they took his life away

Well I haven't made much money, I've never learned a trade
I didn't get much of a dowry when I married the Sheehan's maid
But I had my finger in history I'm very proud to say
Me father knew the man who played the pipes for Patrick Pearse
On the night before the fateful day they took his life away
On the night before they took his life away

Interlude

Now Pearse was allowed one last request traditional in the law
He asked to hear the Croppy Boy played on the pipes once more
Me father drove the cart that dropped old Francy at the door
Me father shook the hand that played the pipes for Patrick Pearse
On the night before the fateful day they took his life away
On the night before they took his life away

Now there's fellas I went to school with driving round in private cars
They own the house they live in and they're richer than me by far
Though they won't admit it they envy me the day
Me father shook the hand that played the pipes for Patrick Pearse
On the night before the fateful day they took his life away
On the night before they took his life away

On the night before the fateful day they took his life away
On the night before they took his life away

Tune out