I came to this country an innocent boy   From the green fields of Galway   When the hunger was clawin' at me   Came for redemption, respect and regard   All I got was new masters   And a kick up the arse      Oh, they beat me and robbed me   On the streets of New York   When all that I wanted   Was an honest day's work   Saying "get up now, Paddy,   You're an ignorant sort   Far worse than a beast   You won't do what you're told"      Oh, they spat at my crucifix   Laughed at my church   They called me a papist   And many things worse   I soaked up their insults   And I swore revenge   Send them Know-Nothing bastards   Straight back to hell      I joined up their army,   My fortune to make   But my captain was just another   Nativist snake   He beat me and starved me   Insulted my Race   By the time I hit Texas   I was ready to break      Hiya, le hiya   Oh, hey San Patricio   So far from your homeland   Carinos we miss you oh   Hiya, le hiya   Oh, hey San Patricio   We'll never forget you   We'll always remember   The San Patricio Brigade...      The Mexican people   They treated us great   We danced at their weddings   And sang at their wakes   We fought in their battles   And where'er we'd go   Hiya le mad Irish   San Patricio      Oh, we fought the invader   And held him at bay   At the battle of San Angel   And Buena Vista   If Santa Anna had not fled Churabasco   We'd be chasing Know-Nothings   Up past Ohio      Hiya, le hiya   Oh, hey San Patricio...      They took us prisoner   When our bullets ran out   And they tried us in   Their military court   Not a word 'bout oppression   Or baiting our Race   My captain passed sentence   His eyes filled with hate      To death on the gallows   We would not bend our knee   So they murdered us   Far from Galway's green fields   We fought for liberty   Defense of our creed   So to hell with Know-Nothings   Their kith, kin and seed      Hiya, le hiya   Oh, hey San Patricio...