Grace O'Malley was her name
From home she'd often stray
and a terror she became
to all who crossed her way
fearless and brave
her spirit never swayed

the legend of the pirate queen of Galway Bay

the story it is told
while not yet very old
her fate she would refuse
to go and chase her muse

the queen of all her kind oh' the fairest o' her breed
to man nor god no she would not heed
Hey ho, Grace so fair
Hey ho, Grace so fine
the men with whom she sailed
have never to this day
Seen her courage and beauty
And pride all the same
From an Island west of Clare
she'd sail and make them pay
the legend of the pirate queen of Galway Bay

Neither then nor today
Is it safe for us to say
That a lady such as she
Could ever come to be

From her fate as a flower in a field of men
No rules, no roles, no she would not bend

Hey ho, Grace so fair
Hey ho, Grace so fine
Hey ho, Grace so fair
Hey ho, Grace so fine