The Men that God made Mad - written by Ron Kavanagh
(Arr. N. Parsons/G. Dunne)
L'Entrada de L'Angustura - written by Graham Dunne

Far far from Clifden's rocky shore o'er the broad Atlantic sea
The Battalion of St. Patrick tired of harsh brutality
No more abuse or bigotry, their angry cry wholehearted
Near Matamoras lives were lost that's when the fighting started

    Chorus:
    Who were those men, what was the crime
    For which their lives were wasted
    Did they rob or rape, or was their fate
    As the poet once related
    Were those great Gaels of Ireland
    The men that God made mad
    Their wars were never merry
    But all their songs were sad

Land of the Free meant liberty to the U.S. Army's Irish
Till James K. Polk he sent them south to civilize the Spanish
In a war to extend slavery and unjust exploitation
They'd not repeat what Cromwell did to their poor Irish Nation

    Chorus:

At L'Angustura, Irish blood drenched the sun-baked clay
And Mexico still honours those brave men who died that day
But the worst was yet to come in the hour that war was ended
When General Scott hung the Irishmen to celebrate with vengeance

    Chorus:

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