Dropkick Murphys - Hang 'Em High Lyrics






We waited together for the cowards to come
Outgunned and outnumbered but we wouldn’t run
No mercy, no quarter
They’ll pay for their sins
Now lower the cannons the battle begins

We waited together for the cowards to come
Outgunned and outnumbered but we wouldn’t run
No mercy, no quarter
They’ll pay for their sins
Now lower the cannons the battle begins

We weighed anchor in anger, set sail for revenge
Hoisted the canvas turned her into the wind
We’ll hang ‘em high for justice and the whole world will see
Now off with their heads boys and bring ‘em to me

We waited together for the cowards to come
Outgunned and outnumbered but we wouldn’t run
No mercy, no quarter
They’ll pay for their sins
Now lower the cannons the battle begins

We’ll rattle the sabers for the tyrants’ demise
Feed half to sharks and the rest to the flies
An honorable death for you would be too nice
I’d like to savor the moment and kill you twice

We waited together for the cowards to come
Outgunned and outnumbered but we wouldn’t run
No mercy, no quarter
They’ll pay for their sins
Now lower the cannons the battle begins

The battle begins





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  1. B.... ....

    Chel 12 vibes

  2. B.... O....

    GO BLUES!

  3. W.... A....

    I'm glad that there are some REAL MEN left in this country....just call me MAD AS HELL!.

  4. I.... G....

    This song makes me want to shoot a dreadnougth

  5. S.... B....

    This will be played at my funeral.

  6. S.... D....

    Gets your blood pumping for battle.

  7. D.... C....

    Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

  8. B.... D....

    aku yakin disini gak akan ada tanggalan 😂

  9. c.... v....

    Savor the moment and and kill you Twice Priceless

  10. h.... h....

    is it just me or would this be a perfect theme song for the bad time trio?

  11. B.... O....

    JETS!!!

  12. J.... H....

    Riot fest 18!!!!!!!

  13. M.... D....

    Anyone came here after your team won the championship?

  14. J.... W....

    2018 Fortnite?

  15. L.... S....

    Battleship

  16. e.... m....

    Essa musica e muito da hora

  17. w.... ....

    Our troops should play this on the loud speakers when they storm into Pyongyang

  18. G.... ....

    NHL 12 good times good times

    G.... ....

    GEZTREAL yess i am not alone

    G.... ....

    Im not the only one

  19. M.... B....

    song speaks for itself

  20. B.... O....

    Ye be on the side of winning When ye have Irishmen on ye side. For an Irish is stubborn, too stubborn to run and too stubborn to know when to give up! Fight! Fight! Fight!

  21. A.... H....

    I'm canadian bitches, let's talk about hockey!

  22. G.... ....

    Even as an English man, this song is fucking amazing!!!

  23. A.... F....

    #draintheswamp

    A.... F....

    Fuck off.

    A.... F....

    Ayer Flite #trumpout #lockhimup

    A.... F....

    Trump 2020!

    A.... F....

    Why would Trump supporters listen to this band? They are anti-facist and support unions.

    A.... F....

    @Franz Kafka because they're idoits

  24. B.... J....

    oh baby a tripple this songs rocks

  25. c.... g....

    anyone look for this song from battleship the movie?

    c.... g....

    yup plus when I was like 10 and playing hockey they always played us on with this song and when it was in battleship, I had to find it

    c.... g....

    conner greenlee
    gonna watch it right now for the reference. heard Rhianna drops trou in it? that true?

  26. C.... ....

    this song is way too good!

  27. T.... S....

    Seems like you guys have no idea what this song is about. This song is about the American Revolution. They talk about being outgunned and outnumbered, like the Continental Army. The 'cowards' are the British regulars, and the 'battle begins' at Lexington & Concord in 1775. Just figured I'd let that fact be known. Oh, and I live in the town that the Dropkick Murphys formed in, Quincy Massachusetts. Yes, this song was in NHL 12, but this is really about the American Revolution.

    T.... S....

    Yeah, or since they are a celtic punk band, the odds are just as equally good that they are singing about one of the 6 large scale Irish rebellions against the English

    T.... S....

    Or the war of 1812 on the USS constitution "turned her into the wind" "lower the cannons the battle begins" or you can ask Ken the inspiration of the song. DKM normally answers in a day or so.

    T.... S....

    Don’t recall there being ships at the battle of Lexington and concord.... “Set sail” “turn her into the wind” “lower the cannons”

    T.... S....

    Someone is up their own ass

    T.... S....

    Just, that the Continental Army was never outnumbered or outgunned, it was the British that had fewer men and weapons! It is just a popular myth, that the Americans were few against the mighty bis British Army!

  28. M.... R....

    this reminds me of nitro circus the movie damn
    plus im seeing them today live in london whoop whoop

  29. R.... F....

    I see a lot about sports on here. You know, this song has many meanings for a ton of different things, or maybe it is just a song. But honestly, before I read all these comments, I though they were singing about the war of 1812. "We waited together for the cowards to come
    and "Out gunned and out numbered, but we wouldn't run." A good deal of this song could be linked to the USS Constitution. The hostility is clear, and matches the anger that the US sailors felts towards the British for taking US sailors and blockading supply routes between France and the US. Which at the time, France and England were heavy in war with each other.

  30. T.... S....

    I had this song in my head the whole time during my final tests at the university :)

  31. K.... T....

    Whats wrong with talking about hockey, again? Especially considering that 1. This song is featured in NHL 12, ya know, a HOCKEY GAME!!! And 2. the Dropkicks have two hockey sticks as part of their logo!! So yeah, anyone complaining about hockey can suck my ass!!!

    K.... T....

    +Kristie Timbo Well considering that Dropkick Murphys is basically centered around Baseball that would be strange. Lmao, their remake of "Tessie" is the Red Sox's anthem mate.

    K.... T....

    +K-Next yes very much, all the time. They obviously like hockey too considering the hockey helmet and crossed hockey sticks in their logo. Just because the Red Sox use Tessie doesn't mean they're baseball exclusive.

    K.... T....

    @Brooks Dawkins wasn't complaining about hockey or anything, just pointing out that they're a lot more baseball influenced than hockey

  32. B.... ....

    Fuck all of you. All you care about is the fucking hockey. Do any of you even know what album this is from? Like Jesus Christ such a good song and it's wasted on fuckers who don't even care about the music. Fuck hockey. Fuck ALL SPORTS for that matter.

    B.... ....

    people these days am I right?

    B.... ....

    Ooooh sorry i didn't know that I need your consent to talk about something. Kiss my ass. Talking hockey won't kill the music. Quiet. Go get on black ops 3 and don't pretend you can tell what I care about

    B.... ....

    Batterie64 You know the band that made this loves hockey, right? Atleast thats what I've been told, by their music videos and stuff

  33. C.... G....

    I learned from nhl

  34. D.... R....

    Banjo Solo!

  35. B.... M....

    I'm pretty sure this was from the album going out in style not NHL 12

  36. N.... A....

    hockey.

  37. W.... C....

    Go Canes!

  38. t.... 9....

    Lets go Hawks!!

    t.... 9....

    Toni Järvelin
    lol swept.

    t.... 9....

    Toni Järvelin bruh the Dropkick Murphys play for Boston

  39. M.... R....

    Me and my crews song!

  40. S.... ....

    I'm a fucking pirate !

    S.... ....

    Syns94
    yeah same bro, I'm drunk, smelly and i haven't shaved for about 9 days now. Yarr!!!!

  41. V.... D....

    8 people got hung high.

    V.... D....

    Make it 10

  42. V.... D....

    Can you people stop talking about hockey and listen to this wonderful song?

    V.... D....

    This is such an old post anyway. Why are you even replying m8?

    V.... D....

    Quikskope Kunfirmed Because it's a good fucking song and I wanted to listen to it..... Pretty sure that's the same reason you're here

    V.... D....

    Calm down m9.

    V.... D....

    Brandon, consider suicide.

    V.... D....

    +The Android Sent by CyberLife The audacity to tell someone else to calm down after reading your other comments is too funny. I couldn't care less about hockey either, but if other people enjoy hockey, let them enjoy hockey. Everyone in the band loves hockey, they have multiple songs on multiple hockey games, multiple songs of theirs are played for multiple hockey teams, and they have a song about hockey. the picture is a skull wearing a hockey helmet with hockey sticks.

  43. h.... ....

    This song is whittlesey's men during the Meuse-Argonne offensive right here

  44. M.... ....

    Best song ever

  45. J.... H....

    One of my favorite bands.

    J.... H....

    I think you're wearing the wrong colours in your avatar to be saying that haha

  46. E.... R....

    OMFG i like this fucking song

  47. L.... W....

    Nhl 12 bitches!!!

    L.... W....

    Predators bitches!!!

    L.... W....

    @Ethan Robinson Nashville Ducks? Anaheim Mighty Predators? 

    L.... W....

    no its just a logo mash up i found xD

    L.... W....

    Lance Wihzzer
    yes i second that

  48. m.... n....

    I think I broke the replay button...

    m.... n....

    Well break it again bruh!

    m.... n....

    maya nibbe ya think?

  49. E.... D....

    This song makes me wanna run to a battle with a whole army.

  50. R.... ....

    Fuck the english!

  51. G.... H....

    Hang Em High !!!

  52. s.... ....

    WHOOOO!!!! Kings Baby!!!!

    s.... ....

    @swim100jp Um... no. No they don't.

    s.... ....

    +swim100jp Toronto deserves to get beat up by the rest of the league.

    s.... ....

    @Phil Mante sarcasm. Fuck Toronto

    s.... ....

    +LeafsFtw1 I live in Gardena, CA a lot of die hard old school Kings fans in my neighborhood. HAHA!

    s.... ....

    Red wings. original six alaways wins

  53. N.... F....

    nitrocircusthemovie3D

    N.... F....

    Fk yea!

  54. J.... C....

    reminds me of hockey

    J.... C....

    It should. They're the unofficial band for the Boston Bruins. :P

    J.... C....

    @Peter Madge if only it was the Rangers.... I would be,truly,happy

  55. N.... ....

    You are not a human if you dont love this song

    N.... ....

    It's good for captcha

    N.... ....

    @TheKingOfVietnam Yes it is.

  56. I.... R....

    kings all day

  57. G.... A....

    do you think ac 4 fits this song?

  58. M.... C....

    These guys did the national anthem at the World Series.

    M.... C....

    my granfarher was a murphy..we breed well

  59. J.... M....

    Go Jets! Attempt to actually make the playoffs this year!

  60. y.... ....

    Go Leafs.

  61. M.... D....

    1 person got hung high

  62. s.... ....

    Fuck the sedin sisters. go Caps!!!

  63. M.... M....

    CAINS ALL THE WAY EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE STARTING TO SUCK!!!!

  64. V.... ....

    Go Bolts! =D

  65. A.... S....

    You don't any more, that's for sure.

  66. 5.... ....

    GO HABS GO

  67. J.... F....

    GO WINGS... Datsyuk and Zetterberg for the win

  68. a.... m....

    nitro circus

  69. w.... ....

    >tfw Chicago and Bruins are fighting for the stanley cup now.

  70. B.... W....

    GOO BRUINS!!!

  71. K.... S....

    bruinnnnnnns snapback biatch

  72. K.... S....

    i ladie

  73. i.... ....

    how ironic.

  74. J.... ....

    they´re gonna win THIS year!!!!

  75. M.... F....

    RANGERS ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!

  76. t.... a....

    SHARKS!!

  77. u.... ....

    Red Wings all the way!!!

  78. n.... ....

    Texas Stars!!!!

  79. I.... B....

    I like da Flyers :3 Dat Joker imitator is pretty cool though :3

  80. A.... D....

    Amen brother. bleed blue or fuck you!

  81. s.... ....

    Kings are amazing

  82. k.... ....

    Nitro Circus The Movie!

  83. B.... S....

    NOW LOWER THE CANNONS THE BATTLE BEGINS!

  84. T.... B....

    NO MERCY NO QUARTER THEY'LL PAY FOR THEIR SINS!

  85. S.... P....

    OUTGUNNED AND OUTNUMBERED, BUT WE WOULDN'T RUN!!

  86. T.... M....

    WE WAITED TOGETHER FOR THE COWARDS TO COME!!

  87. N.... ....

    NITRO CIRCUS!!!

  88. M.... ....

    HAWKS ALL DAY!!!! Epic song BTW

  89. S.... C....

    God damn it!

  90. r.... ....

    Straight*

  91. N.... ....

    Just think this, coming out on a ice rink (at the start of a game) with song! HOW EPIC THAT WOULD BE!

  92. N.... ....

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

  93. N.... ....

    Rarely you see this!

  94. N.... ....

    Blackhawks and Coyotes, die hard fans ALL THE WAY! But when they face against each other, I go for my home team, which is Chicago Blackhawks!!!!! YES!

  95. S.... C....

    Nah its just a song on NHL 12. Me and ninja man just like Bruins. It might get played at Bruins games, i dont know beacause I dont get to got Bruins games, living and Denver and all.

  96. N.... ....

    SO this is the theme song for the Bruins?

  97. N.... ....

    NHL 12! FIRST TIME I HEARD IT! THIS SONG FUCKING ROCKS!