Rocky Road To Dublin - The Young Dubliners

[00:00.4]Rocky Road To Dublin - Young Dubliners
[00:07.19]In the merry month of may from me home I started
[00:09.6]Left the girls of tuam nearly broken hearted
[00:12.13]Saluted father dear kissed me darling mother
[00:14.6]Drank a pint of beer grief and tears to smother
[00:17.28]Off to reap the corn leave where I was born
[00:19.77]Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins
[00:22.38]Brand new pair of brogues rattling o'er the bogs
[00:24.36]And fright'ning all the dogs on the rocky road to dublin'
[00:27.33]One two three four five
[00:28.8]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[00:31.14]All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah
[00:39.58]In mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary
[00:42.48]Started by daylight next morning blithe and early
[00:45.07]Took a drop of pure to keep me heartfrom sinking
[00:47.48]Thats a paddy's cure whene'er he's on drinking
[00:49.81]See the lassies smile laughing all the while
[00:52.29]At me curious style 'twould set your heart a bubblin'
[00:55.12]Asked me was I hired wages I required
[00:57.11]I was nearly tired on the rocky road to dublin'
[01:00.3]One two three four five
[01:01.64]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:03.76]All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah
[01:12.55]In dublin next arrived I thought it such a pity
[01:15.17]To be soon deprived a view of that fine city
[01:17.82]Decided to take a stroll all among the quality
[01:20.0]Me bundle it was stole all in a neat locality
[01:22.68]Something crossed me mind when I looked behind
[01:25.01]No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin'
[01:27.69]Enquiring after the rogue said me connaught brogue
[01:29.94]Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to dublin'
[01:32.91]One two three four five
[01:34.259995]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:36.520004]All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah
[01:45.44]From there I got away me spirits never failing
[01:47.729996]Landed on the kay as the ship was sailing
[01:50.11]The captain at me roared said that no room had he
[01:53.09]When I jumped aboard a room was found for paddy
[01:55.79]Down among the pigs played some hearty rigs
[01:57.94]Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling
[02:00.52]Off the holyhead wished that I was dead
[02:02.95]Or better for instead on the rocky road to dublin'
[02:05.84]One two three four five
[02:07.11]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[02:09.36]All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah
[02:45.95999]The boys of liverpool when we safely landed
[02:48.45999]Called meself a fool could no longer stand it
[02:51.15]Blood began to boil temper I was losing
[02:53.53]When old erin's isle they began abusing
[02:55.66]Hurrah for all says I let me shillelagh fly
[02:58.28]Galway boys were nigh knew I was a hobblin'
[03:01.03]With a load hurray joined in the affray
[03:03.4]Soon we cleared the way for the rocky road to dublin'
[03:06.22]One two three four five
[03:07.73]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
[03:09.78]All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah