Step by step in steady line,
Till their square reformed and bristled,
Glistening showed the bayonets’ shine.
Wild on high the pipes resounded
From Mac Kay, who stepped without;
‘Cogadh na Sith!’ the soldiers answered,
With a loud, triumphant shout.
Wild notes playing, streamers flying,
Defiance to the foe was thrown;
Exposed, undaunted, marched the hero,