Great hurlers are born on the banks of the Nore With cumann and sloitre, they're raised by the score Now lift up your glasses, let's hear the great roar Kilkenny's the best of them all Now lift up your glasses, let's hear the great roar Kilkenny's the best of them all
CHORUS I give you the amber that's ribboned with black March onwards to glory and never look back The bigger they come, the harder they fall Kilkenny's the best of them all The bigger they come, the harder they fall Kilkenny's the best of them all
Now Cork, she had hurlers of whom they could sing The bold Thady Quill and the bold Christy Ring Those days, they are gone, now this tale has a sting Kilkenny's the best of them all Those days, they are gone, now this tale has a sting Kilkenny's the best of them all
Now Galway has come to the gates of Crogh Park From Connacht, they travel from dawn until dark They've no use in rising along with the lark Kilkenny's the best of them all They've no use in rising along with the lark Kilkenny's the best of them all CHORUS
Hats off to bold Wexford for once she was great But now she is feeble and much more sedate For Wexford's last glory was in '98 Kilkenny's the best of them all For Wexford's last glory was in '98 Kilkenny's the best of them all
Tipperary has pastures, her mountains and streams Have beauty and splendor that's much like a dream But cats from Kilkenny have stolen her cream Kilkenny's the best of them all But cats from Kilkenny have stolen her cream Kilkenny's the best of them all. Chorus