The Pride Of Canovee

He played for Cork in red and white and Millstreet in green and gold And if he is with the living now he must be seventy years old A champion Gaelic footballer when he was in his prime And he was one who more than once inspired the bards to rhyme. The mighty J J Hinchion the pride of Canovee In his heyday in the fifties few were as great as he In Cork, Coachford and Killarney and in the Macroom Park As well as on other Gaelic playing fields our hero left his mark I'm just one more to sing his praises and then why wouldn't I For he was quite a hero when I was a school going boy In Cork and all of Ireland he became quite well known And we in Millstreet Parish claimed J J as our own. As a Club and County footballer he always gave of his best And he was not found wanting when he was put to the test Magnaminous in victory and sporting in defeat And surely he depicted the spirit of Millstreet. I hope he is still living and in good health today For the memories remain with me and they did not fade away Of the mighty J J Hinchion the Pride of Canovee In his heyday in the fifties few were as great as he.