I Now let me tell you the story ‘bout a boy named RoyOn a tragic and fateful day He was summoned to a meeting to clear the air And found himself on his way
ChorusAnd did he ever return No he never returned And we were all so concerned (Poor Roy) Now he’ll live forever in the Irish psyche As the man who never returned
IIWhen Captain Roy met Captain Fantastic They didn’t see eye to eye And what wasn’t said wasn’t worth saying As the sparks began to fly
IIIBack in Ireland, there was consternation How could we survive without Roy? And we couldn’t even carry on a conversation Without talking about our boy
ChorusIVTommy Gorman thought he had a solution And he put Roy before our eyes But no matter how many ways he tried to ask him Roy just couldn’t apologise
VWe called for the Taoiseach , we called for the Pope We called for Kofi Annan He said he love to help but he was very busy With India and Pakistan
ChorusVI So who was right and who was mistaken? Did you get to have your say? Just remember, when you loose the head There is always a price to pay
Final ChorusAnd did he ever return No he never returned Were there any lessons learned? Now he’ll live forever in the Irish psyche As the man who never returned He’s the man who never returned He’s the man who never returned The Man Who Never Returned