Mick Konstantin - From Osaka Up To Tokyo

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
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

Written by:
MICHAEL JOSEPH KONSTANTIN

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