Hurlers in the Sky

The Kilkenny team went out to hurl one wet and windy day
The game was on in Croker and the stakes were high that day
The might of Tipperary had come to steal their crown
But the Boys in Black and Amber were there to cut them down

The Cats were on the field and the crowd began to roar

Their hurls were at the ready; you could see they wanted more

Then out came Tipperary and they jumped up in the sky

The Cats continued warming up And you could hear Brian Cody cry

Yippie yi yaaaaay

Yippie yi Ohhhhh

Kilkenny for, the Four in a Row……

The cats were cool and focused and their nerves were made of steel
They laid into the Tipp lads, every tackle you could feel
They scored from every angle as they pulled balls from the sky

But the Tipp boys kept on hurling and And you could hear Brian Cody cry

Yippie yi yaaaaay

Yippie yi Ohhhhh

Kilkenny for, the Four in a Row……

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat

They’re hurling hard to win that match, but they ain’t won it yet
'Cause they've got to beat the Tipp lads who say they’ll never die
As Tipperary took the lead again
you could hear Brian Cody cry

Yippie yi yaaaaay

Yippie yi Ohhhhh

Kilkenny for, the Four in a Row……

As the Tipp boys ran past Cody, he heard one call his name

If you want to see that Cup again, well sure there is no shame

Come down to Tipperary, where the trophy it will lie

But they didn’t know Brian Cody..and they didn’t hear his cry..

Yippie yi yaaaaay

Yippie yi Ohhhhh

Kilkenny for, the Four in a Row……

As Gorta warmed up on the line, Brian Cody called his name
If you want to save your team from Hell, I think we’ll make a change
Then Martin score a goal today or with us you will ride
Trying to win McCarthy back, across these endless skies

Yippie yi yaaaaay

Yippie yi Ohhhhh

Kilkenny for, the Four in a Row……

Well Gorta ran out on the Field, the first ball he did win

He fired it into Richie Power who kept on thundering in

When Henry blasted to the net, the Cats began to fly

Gorta smiled at Cody, and joined him in the cry

Yippie yi yaaaaay

Yippie yi Ohhhhh

Kilkenny for, the Four in a Row……

With Gorta now on fire, Tipperary they were bet

He took a pass from Larkie and stuck it in the net

He turned again to Cody, his fist up in the sky

They knew the game was over and both of them did cry..

Yippie yi yaaaaay

Yippie yi Ohhhhh

Kilkenny for, the Four in a Row……