In the quiet of that moment,
Our world went out of kilter.
In that split second,
Veronica was gone.

But you will never silence her,
Your story will be written,
Her spirit won’t rest easy,
Until her job is done.

With fists and boots you broke her bones,
You gunned her down at home,
But as soon as she was able,
She faced you once again.

Veronica, Veronica, Veronica, warrior woman,
Veronica, Veronica, Veronica,
I offer you this song.


You who made the phone call,
And you who took the message down,
You who hired the hit men,
And you who hatched the plan,

You who drew the money down,
And you who paid it over,
You who remain silent,
You are guilty, every one.

Veronica, Veronica, Veronica, warrior woman,
Veronica, Veronica, Veronica,
I offer you this song.


In the broad daylight of a Summer’s day,
On the Cork to Dublin motorway.
In that split second,
Veronica was gone.

Our first stop was the coffee shop, in we went and we all sparked up
Hashish from Pakistan, Morocco, Nepal and the Lebanon
All the boys was rollin’ joints, they forgot to drink their pints
The water pipe came bubblin’ around, took one pull and hit The ground
Lads wake him if you can
Oh The Weekend that we spent in Amsterdam

Then we went to The Blarney Stone, Paddy Wynne had The Leinster Final on
The Lily Whites and The Boys in Blue, the Taytos and Majors
Over to Mulligan’s for the night, the bar was leppin’ And the band was shte
De Burgh, De Bono and De Wolfe Tones’til Dinny grabbed The microphone
And gave us Van The Man
Oh The weekend that we spent in Amsterdam

Then Macker sez while we’re here we’ll go and have a look at The kinky gear
I said a quiet prayer I wouldn’t bump into anyone from Kildare
Big dildos, blow-up dolls, snap-on tools and hairy Balls
Vibrators, whips and chains and zips and fanny ticklers
God between us and all harm
Oh The Weekend that we spent in Amsterdam

Then we went for a midnight walk, all our eyes were out On stalks
Gay bars, bordellos, models in the windows with no Clothes
Dinny he danced all night with a South American Transvestite
Everything was goin’ grand until Dinny tried to drop the hand…
Pandemonium
Oh The Weekend that we spent in Amsterdam

The bouncer she was 5′ 10″, Lowland Heavyweight Champion
She hit Dinny an awful box, the boys ran amok and Wrecked the shop
We could hear the squad cars getting near, it’s time Lads we were out of here
Dinny pulled up his tights and we disappeared into the Night
All together now one by one
Oh The Weekend that we spent in Amsterdam

Queen Beatrix she rides her bike, Rembrandt is hangin’ Down in The Rijk
Ajax, Heineken, Van Gogh, The Gargle and The Ghanja
Monday morning we were all half cracked, we dived into The Kaisergracht
They fished us out, hosed us down and put us on the Plane to Dublin
Home to the Mammy again
Oh The Weekend that we spent in
Oh The Weekend that we spent in
Oh The Weekend that we spent in Amsterdam