i was born on a dublin street where the royal drums did beat and those loving english feet did walked all over us oh and nearly every night when me da would come home tight he d invite the neighbours outside with this chorus come out you black and tans come out and fight me like a man show your wife how you won medals down in flanders oh and how the i r a made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of killeshandra come let us hear you tell how you slandered great parnell when you thought him well and truly persecuted where are the sneers and jeers that you lovely let us hear when our leaders of sixteen were executed come out you black and tans come out and fight me like a man show your wife how you won medals down in flanders oh and how the i r a made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of killeshandra come tell us how you slew them ol arabs two by two like the zulus they had spears and bows and arrows how bravely you faced one with your sixteen pounder gun and you frightened them all natives to their marrow come out you black and tans come out and fight me like a man show your wife how you won medals down in flanders oh and how the i r a made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of killeshandra now the day is coming fast and i think those days are here when those english johnnies heels will run before us oh and if there be a need then our kids will say godspeed with a verse or two of singing this fine chorus come out you black and tans come out and fight me like a man show your wife how you won medals down in flanders oh and how the i r a made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of killeshandra come out you black and tans come out and fight me like a man show your wife how you won medals down in flanders oh and how the i r a made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of killeshandra come out you black and tans come out and fight me like a man show your wife how you won medals down in flanders oh and how the i r a made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of killeshandra