The Rocky Road To Dublin - The Dubliners.mp3

[00:08.650]While in the merry month of may from me home I started
[00:11.920]Left the girls of tuam so sad and broken hearted
[00:14.320]Saluted father dear kissed me darling mother
[00:17.110]Drank a pint of beer me grief and tears to smother
[00:19.720]Then off to reap the corn leave where I was born
[00:22.240]Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins
[00:25.010]Bought a pair of brogues rattling o'er the bogs
[00:27.370]And frightning all the dogs on the rocky road to dublin
[00:30.620]One two three four five
[00:31.800]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[00:34.260]all the way to dublin Whack follol de rah
[00:37.370]In mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary
[00:39.920]Started by daylight next morning blithe and early
[00:42.660]Took a drop of pure to keep me heartfrom sinking
[00:45.250]Thats a paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking
[00:47.680]See the lassies smile laughing all the while
[00:50.410]At me curious style twould set your heart a bubblin
[00:52.940]Asked me was I hired wages I required
[00:55.460]I was almost tired of the rocky road to dublin
[00:58.560]One two three four five
[00:59.890]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:02.180]all the way to dublin whack follol de rah
[01:05.200]In dublin next arrived I thought it such a pity
[01:07.770]To be soon deprived a view of that fine city
[01:10.000]So then I took a stroll all among the quality
[01:12.490]Me bundle it was stole all in a neat locality
[01:15.400]Something crossed me mind when I looked behind
[01:17.750]No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin
[01:20.420]Enquiring for the rogue they said me connaught brogue
[01:22.770]Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to dublin
[01:25.770]One two three four five
[01:26.850]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:29.330]all the way to dublin whack follol de rah
[01:32.270]From there I got away me spirits never falling
[01:34.850]Landed on the quay just as the ship was sailing
[01:37.390]The captain at me roared said that no room had he
[01:39.910]When I jumped aboard a cabin found for paddy
[01:42.270]Down among the pigs played some hearty rigs
[01:44.740]Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling
[01:47.420]When off holyhead I wished meself was dead
[01:49.680]Or better for instead on the rocky road to dublin
[01:52.770]One two three four five
[01:53.880]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:56.320]all the way to dublin whack follol de rah
[01:59.280]Well the boys of liverpool when we safely landed
[02:01.920]Called meself a fool I could no longer stand it
[02:04.340]Blood began to boil temper I was losing
[02:06.560]Poor old erin's isle they began abusing
[02:09.420]Hurrah me soul says I me shillelagh I let fly
[02:11.920]Some galway boys were nigh and saw I was a hobble in
[02:15.580]With a load hurray joined in the affray
[02:16.890]We quitely cleared the way for the rocky road to dublin
[02:19.810]One two three four five
[02:20.910]Hunt the hare and turn her down
[02:22.530]the rocky road and all the way to dublin
[02:24.710]Whack follol de rah
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