Fourteen Men

And there was fourteen on, fourteen was off
Jimmy on the sideline havin a gawk
Heffo and the boys were working out a plan
How to beat the Offaly lads without the extra man

On hill 16 they never gave up hope
Without Jimmy Keavney the man they call the Pope
The last three minutes the hill was going mad
While Offaly in the Hogan, they were looking very sad

And there was fourteen on, fourteen was off
Jimmy on the sideline havin a gawk
Heffo and the boys were working out a plan
How to beat the Offaly lads without the extra man

And of the second half, our Dublin should be proud
They put it in the net twice to get the goal allowed
The dubs may come, and dubs may go
While history was made six Leinster’s in a row

And there was fourteen on, fourteen was off
Jimmy on the sideline havin a gawk
Heffo and the boys were working out a plan
How to beat the Offaly lads without the extra man

And then came the goal, it came from centre-field
Briany fists a tall ball down to Pat O’Neill
Anton O’Toole’s pass I never will forget
Bernard Brogan kicked a bomber, it landed in the net

And there was fourteen on, fourteen was off
Jimmy on the sideline havin a gawk
Heffo and the boys were working out a plan
How to beat the Offaly lads without the extra man

Were with them when we win, were with them when we lose
Roscommon and Kerry watch out for superblues
We won’t be easy beatin and never will we yield
As long as theres a man to kick the ball upon the field

And there was fourteen on, fourteen was off
Jimmy on the sideline havin a gawk
Heffo and the boys were working out a plan
How to beat the Offaly lads without the extra man