From Osaka up to Tokyo (Irish Rugby Song)

Well the Rugby World Cup is now upon us

And the Leinster lads have packed their bags from Brown Thomas

There’s an air excitement from every fan

As Joe Schmidt’s men, head for Japan

Well the English and the French, the Welsh, and the Scots

Australians, South Africans, we’ve bet the lot

And even New Zealand, those men in black

Came to Dublin and we sent them right back

This is it, this could be the year, we’re off to Japan with nothing to fear

Shoulder to shoulder, try after try, belting out the Fields of Athenry

Hit after hit we won’t hold back, we’ll introduce the Japanese to the craic

There’ll be Irish voices in full flow, from Osaka up to Tokyo

We’ve had men like O’Connell, O’Driscoll and O’Gara

Legends that have brought Irish rugby this far and

The great Axel Foley looking down with delight

As the men in green stand up and fight

For every scrum, every tackle, every ruck, every maul

Put their head where it hurts, and die for the ball

And the crowd will come alive, time after time

As the Irish pack drives over the line

This is it, this could be the year, we’re off to Japan with nothing to fear

Shoulder to shoulder, try after try, belting out the Fields of Athenry

Hit after hit we won’t hold back, we’ll introduce the Japanese to the craic

There’ll be Irish voices in full flow, from Osaka up to Tokyo

We’ve Stander and Furlong, O’Mahony and Ryan,

Bundee Aki and Ringrose, Keith Earls in his prime

And no we won’t be going home in any hurry, with Johnny on form next to Conor Murray

Well the time is now, the stage is set

And this could be a world cup you’ll never forget

And just imagine if we won it, if it was to be

Could turn into the greatest session in history

This is it, this could be the year, we’re off to Japan with nothing to fear

Shoulder to shoulder, try after try, belting out the Fields of Athenry

Hit after hit we won’t hold back, we’ll introduce the Japanese to the craic

There’ll be Irish voices in full flow, from Osaka up to Tokyo

This is it, this could be the year, we’re off to Japan with nothing to fear