| One evening fair as the sun was shining | 
| To Kilkenny I did ride | 
| I did meet with Captain Brady | 
| A tall commander by his side | 
| Then you are welcome Highland Paddy | 
| By my side you’ll surely stand | 
| Hear the people shout for freedom | 
| We’ll rise in the morning with the Fenian band | 
| Rise in the morning with the Fenian band | 
| In the mornin' we rose early | 
| Just before the break of dawn | 
| Blackbirds singing in the bushes | 
| Greetings to a smiling morn' | 
| Gather round me men of Ireland | 
| Gather Fenians gather round | 
| Hand to hand with sword and musket | 
| Spill the blood upon this holy ground | 
| Then you are welcome Highland Paddy | 
| By my side you’ll surely stand | 
| Hear the people shout for freedom | 
| We’ll rise in the morning with the Fenian band | 
| Rise in the morning with the Fenian band | 
| There’s a glen beside the river | 
| Just outside Kilkenny Town | 
| There we met this noble captain | 
| Men lay dead upon the ground | 
| Then you are welcome Highland Paddy | 
| By my side you’ll surely stand | 
| Hear the people shout for freedom | 
| We’ll rise in the morning with the Fenian band | 
| Rise in the morning with the Fenian band | 
| There’s a grave beside the river | 
| A mile outside Kilkenny Town | 
| There we laid our noble captain | 
| Birds were silent when this Fenian died | 
| All my life I will remember | 
| I’ll remember night and day | 
| That once I rode into Kilkenny | 
| And I heard this noble captain say | 
| Then you are welcome Highland Paddy | 
| By my side you’ll surely stand | 
| Hear the people shout for freedom | 
| We’ll rise in the morning with the Fenian band | 
| Rise in the morning with the Fenian band |