From a County Mayo town came
A man of great renown
As a sailor and a soldier was none bolder
He went to Americay at an early age, they say
As a cabin boy to sail the wide world over
Then adventure took him south to
The de la Plata mouth
San Martin was on the route in Argentina
So three whaling ships he bought and
Brazil and Spain he fought
And freedom then he sought for Argentina

Now Admiral William Brown
You're a man of courage shown
And in battles fought the odds
Were all against you
But your Irish heart was strong and
In memory still lives on
And in Ireland there are some
That don't forget you
On St patrick's day, it's told
You had many victories bold
You defeated all invaders thugs and bullys
Then through the Pampas rose and
You found a happy home
'Las Islas Malvinas, Argentina'

He had heard of Irish hands
In a noble gallant band
That helped to free the land called Argentina
He had heard with great acclaim
The Patricios name and fame
When in eighteen-six
The British came for slaughter
And to this very day in
The Argentine they say
The English ran away from Buenos Aires
To the islands further down and they
Took them for the crown
'Las Islas Malvinas, Argentina'

We remember William Brown and his
Land of great renown
He, invader of the islands from your country
When in 1833 were by pirates forced to flee
And in Ireland, sure we know the story fully
And the people that went too
To the Argentine when new
To escape the English laws
And wars and famine
They have proved a loyal crew just
Like all the Irish do
'Las Islas Malvinas, Argentina'

The old colonial days and
The cruel English ways
With her thunder plunder we
Will teach the natives
For the Brit's are going to war
Just like Whitelocke did before
With her ships and guns and
Drums and flags and banners
In the Empire days of old when
They murdered for the gold
And paraded it around the streets of London
Oh, no human rights were
Given to the natives, dead or living
'Las Islas Malvinas, Argentina'

In the Argentine he died
Father Fahey by his side
'57 was the year his country mourned him
A hero of the nation
He's remembered with elation
Throughout the world where
Freedom still abounds
And the Southern Cross take note
Where bold Willie Bullfin wrote
The Irish still support you, Argentina
With the Empire tumbling down
Let no Paddies back the crown
'Las Islas Malvinas, Argentina'
With the Empire tumbling down
Let no Paddies back the crown
'Las Islas Malvinas, Argentina'

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