We Waited Long Enough | Mayo GAA Song | 2026 All-Ireland Champions

WE WAITED LONG ENOUGH An original song celebrating Mayo GAA’s historic 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship victory after a 75-year wait. Listen on SoundCloud:   / r6knsjobxgxafnpxpu   Original lyrics. Music generated using AI. Dedicated to every Mayo supporter who never stopped believing. WE WAITED LONG ENOUGH In nineteen-fifty-one they brought Sam Maguire west, The Flying Doctor struck them home, Mayo at their best, Then seasons turned to decades, but still the colours flew, Green above the red held strong when every dream fell through. From Castlebar to Achill, from Ballina to the Moy, Still saying, “Maybe this one” — still dreaming of that joy. We waited long enough, through heartbreak and the years, We wore green above the red through all the hurt and tears, From Belmullet to Westport, hear all Mayo roar, Seventy-five years waiting — we’re not waiting anymore. So raise Sam Maguire high, let every Mayo heart stand tall, We waited long enough — and Mayo won it all. Willie Joe in eighty-nine, the bandage round his head, McHale and Horan, Mortimer, they kept the old flame fed, Meath in ninety-six, then Kerry brought the pain, By a point, by a replay — still we came back again. McDonald split the Dublin posts, Keegan thundered through, Boyle and Higgins wore the scars, but still the dream stayed true. Then Andy took the Mayo job, he knew that road before, He knew Croke Park and every ghost that waited at the door, They wrote us off in springtime, then wrote us off again, But a new Mayo kept rolling on through summer wind and rain. Jack Coyne led them proudly, Kobe carried on the name, And Ryan kept the scoreboard moving as Mayo changed the game. They came with one more bullshit question, “Will the hype undo the run?” Andy said, “Let them enjoy it” — Then Mayo went and won. In the sixty-ninth he looked above, With history closing in, “Johnno, if I need you, it’s now, Just help us see this win.” Kerry came with one last push, But Mayo’s hearts stood good, And Andy knew his old friend Johnno Had come up with the goods. They sneered at us, they laughed at us, But they won’t laugh anymore, One-twenty to one-seventeen — Mayo closed the door. We waited long enough, through heartbreak and the years, We wore green above the red through all the hurt and tears, From Newport to the Moy now, hear all Mayo roar, Seventy-five years waiting — we’re not waiting anymore! So raise Sam Maguire high, let every Mayo heart stand tall, We waited long enough — and Mayo won it all. Then Captain Jack raised Sam on high and let the whole world know, Stick your chest out and be proud to be from Mayo. From Ballina to Belmullet, wherever you may go, Sam Maguire is home at last — be proud to be from Mayo. © 2026. Original lyrics. Music generated using AI. #Mayo #MayoGAA #AllIreland #SamMaguire #GaelicFootball #MayoFootball #MayoSong #AndyMoran #JackCoyne #CrokePark #IrishMusic #GAA