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the church bells are ringin in the schoolyardand we all went out those daysthe bully said "mick would you fancy a rumble?"i said "yes, its time to play"the nuns and the priest grabbed their rosariesas they pulled our bodies apartthe bully said "mick you lost the fight,but you gained my respect,you fight with so much heart"we're stubborn as mules, with our blood on fire,when we ain't at sunday masswe'll look any man straight in his eyesand say "kiss my irish ass, you'd better kiss my irish ass"the husbands and wives had a neighborhood pactthey called the Mackey's white trash behind our backsi was way too young then to understand thatbut if i did, i'd have given it right backmy daddy'd be drunk on the lawnyellin and screamin like he'd dobut sometimes my ol' man felt what he was feelingsometimes Mr. Mackey spoke the truthSongtextewe're stubborn as mules, with our blood on fire,when we ain't at sunday masswe'll look any man straight in his eyesand say "kiss my irish ass, you better kiss my irish ass"my grandpa passed thru ellis islandfrom the greatest of the motherlandshe worked hard and provided for his familyhe was a dedicated welding manand he knew right from wrong like day and nighthe could whip any man in a bareknuckle fighthe talked of country like he preached of Godone hell of an irish manwe're stubborn as mules, with our blood on fire,when we ain't at sunday masswe'll look any man straight in his eyesand say "kiss my irish ass, you better kiss my irish ass"i'm of a distant relation to John Redmanhe was one of the greatest irish rebels of his dayone bastard to another and on down the lineand this is what my son will saywe're stubborn as mules, with our blood on fire,when we ain't at sunday masswe'll look any man straight in his eyesand say "kiss my irish ass, you better kiss my irish ass"we're stubborn as mules, with our blood on fire,when we ain't at sunday masswe'll look any man straight in his eyesand say"kiss my irish ass, you better kiss my irish ass" Aus Songtexte Mania