Oh raise your glass to them smugglin’ men
From Middletown Keady and Crossmaglen
For you never will see their likes again
Them whealin’ dealin’ smugglin’ men
CD radios mobile phones
The convoy leaves the station
Scouting the road in the dead of night
The border boys are smugglin’
Golden message from the front
No time for hesitating
Take the fire oh keep her lit
The customs men are wating
Oh raise your glass to them smugglin’ men
From Middletown Keady and Crossmaglen
For you never will see their likes again
Them whealin’ dealin’ smugglin’ men
Tobacco and tae in the early day
And butter and pigs and cattle
Putting your way against the customs man
It was a nightly battle
Carrying fags and switching tags
It was an education
For they’ve never seen university
They’re not your poor relation
Oh raise your glass to them smugglin’ men
From Middletown Keady and Crossmaglen
For you never will see their likes again
Them whealin’ dealin’ smugglin’ men
Frenzies were the next big craze
For the safety conscious couple
When the government legalise them
And it burst the smugglers bubble
Tv high fives videos
Whiskey beer or wine
They’re all the same in the smugglin’ game
And things are looking fine
Oh raise your glass to them smugglin’ men
From Middletown Keady and Crossmaglen
For you never will see their likes again
Them whealin’ dealin’ smugglin’ men
Well every smuggler owns a tank
Have once for law and order
Well theres more diesel than coolants
Coming up across the border
Curtains ciders boxes
Transits our highest vans
We’ll improvise we’ll specialise
In choking the customs man
Oh raise your glass to them smugglin’ men
From Middletown Keady and Crossmaglen
For you never will see their likes again
Them whealin’ dealin’ smugglin’ men
Oh raise your glass to them smugglin’ men
From Middletown Keady and Crossmaglen
For you never will see their likes again
Them whealin’ dealin’ smugglin’ men