D'ya remember back in the Five Points
When the fire was in the air?
The streets were hot as a hob of Hell
An' Ol' Johnny jumped up on a burning plank
"I didn't come here to America
To give up the ghost and die"
I didn't come here to America
To die like a slave in a pig sty
I came here to find a home
Where I could live in dignity
So don't go messing with me or me family
Or I'll blow these Five Points to the sky
Soldier boys are running wild
Down by the Gates of Hell
I must get to St. Patrick's
I won't join the bloody army
Sooner burn down Kerosene Row
So to Hell with your kings and your presidents
Let them fight their own bloody wars, oh
Didn't come here to America
To die like a slave in a pig sty
I came here to find a home
Where I could live in dignity
So don't go messing with me or me family
Or I'll blow these Five Points to the sky
I haven't got time to be wasting
Don't say you'll sleep with me
Unless you'll follow through
Them bully boys are closing in
They'll be cracking heads for the price of gin
'Cause here come the Boys in Green
D'ya remember back in the Five Points
When the fire was in the air?
Streets were hot as the hob of Hell
Ol' Johnny stood up on a burning plank
And he roared out to the sky
‽I didn't come here to America
To give up the ghost and dieâ€
I didn't come here to America
To die like a slave in a pig sty
I came here to find a home
Where I could live in dignity
So don't go messing with me or me family
Or I'll blow these Five Points to the sky
So don't go messing with me or me family
Or I'll blow these Five Points to the sky