A soldier stood on Ste. Marie,
Down a down,  hey down a down,
As one with all as he could be,
With a down.
His name and uniform were Black;
He planned a passing strange attack.
With a down, derry, derry, down...down.


A Newsman with a fatal flaw,
Down a down,  hey down a down, 
Who trusted only what he saw,
With a down.
Tam Olyn offered Black his life,
He tempted him with child and wife,
With a down, derry, derry, down...down.

Black had no choice, Tam Olyn thought,
Down a down,   hey down a down,
Just renounce his faith, for it was nought, 
With a down.
Black saw what Olyn was without;
He had no faith, but lived from doubt to doubt,
With a down, derry, derry, down...down.

He set a trap ‘gainst a Dorsai,
Down a down,   hey down a down,
And by his faith he'd live or die,
With a down.
God send every man of war,
A family, cause, or faith worth dying for,
With a down, derry, derry, derry, down...down.