"The Night We Burned Ardoyne" is an Ulster loyalist song.The Platoon (1970). "The Night We Burned Ardoyne" on Songs of the Orange and the Blue [LP]. Outlet Records.
It refers to the events of August 1969 when there were large-scale attacks in Ardoyne, a largely Catholic/Irish nationalist area in north Belfast, which saw many houses burnt out. Scarman, Leslie (1972). Violence and Civil Disturbances in Northern Ireland in 1969: Report of Tribunal of Inquiry. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 122.Rolston, Bill (2000). Belfast: The Making of the City. Blackstaff Press. p. 184.
It is sung to the tune of "Forty Shades of Green".
It has been recorded on CD by The Bluenotes and The Thornlie Boys. Both versions have slightly different words but are still mostly the same.
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Lyrics from Scottish loyalist website Video from Loyalist Media "The Night We Burnt Ardoyne—Reason why..."