Ireland's Official Euro 2012 Song, Rocky Road to Poland, was recorded today, Thursday February 23, in Dublin's Windmill Lane Studios by Damien Dempsey, Bressie, The Coronas' Danny O'Reilly and The Dubliners, and you can read the lyrics on RTÉ TEN.
Listeners to the Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM were tasked with rewriting the lyrics to The Rocky Road to Dublin for the track, with winning lines chosen by Dempsey and producer John Reynolds for inclusion in the song, which will be released in April by EMI Music Ireland.
D'Arcy said: "Rocky Road to Poland - this is what soccer anthems are made of. Soul, passion and an inflatable hammer!
"Having the old and new guard of Irish music on the song is a real treat. Where would you get Damien Dempsey, Danny O'Reilly from the Coronas, Bressie and The Dubliners together only on the Rocky Road to Poland!"
Proceeds from the single will be divided between the John Giles Foundation and Today FM's Shave or Dye campaign, which has raised €360,000 so far this year for the Irish Cancer Society.
Rocky Road to Poland Lyrics
T'was in the merry month of June, from our home we started,
Left old Eireann's Isle, to Poland we departed,
Hope within our hearts, we can win the trophy,
We are all a part of Trapattoni's army,
Get behind the team, hear the Irish scream,
C'mon you boys in green, Ireland's bouncing back again,
We have got our Trap, the cat is in the sack,
We'll not forget you Jack, On the rocky road to Poland.
One, Two, Three, Four, Five,
Irish eyes are smiling,
Let your voices ring
Trapattoni's army,
Everybody sing.
You'll never beat the Irish x 4
Make your mother proud, inflate your plastic hammer,
Bate your bodhrán loud and learn your Polish grammar,
Credit Union loan, sold the Opel Corsa,
Hired a camper van, picked it up in Warsaw,
Been so close before, hopes slammed in the door,
Now we're back for more, we can win the battle,
C'mon you boys in green, never have we seen,
Such a fearless team, on the rocky road to Poland.
One, Two, Three, Four, Five,
Irish eyes are smiling,
Let your voices ring
Trapattoni's army,
Everybody sing.
You'll never beat the Irish x 4
Ireland Abú. We love.
