The Rocky Road To Dublin - Celtic Thunder

[00:00.17]The Rocky Road To Dublin-Mythology
[00:01.79]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[00:04.67]All the way to Dublin Whack follol de rah
[00:12.66]Twas in the merry month of May from me home I started
[00:15.92]Left the girls in Tuam nearly broken hearted
[00:18.8]Saluted father dear kissed me darling mother
[00:21.5]Drank a pint of beer me grief and tears to smother
[00:24.68]Then off to reap the corn leave where I was born
[00:27.39]Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblin;
[00:30.24]Bought a pair of brogues rattling o’er the bogs
[00:33.03]And fright'ning all the dogs on the rocky road to Dublin
[00:36.6]One two three four five
[00:37.97]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[00:40.71]All the way to Dublin Whack follol de rah
[00:52.11]In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary
[00:55.42]Started by daylight next morning blithe and early
[00:57.86]Took a drop of pure to keep me heart from sinking;
[01:00.67]Thats a Paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking
[01:03.48]See the lassies smile laughing all the while
[01:06.36]At me curious style 'twould set your heart a bubblin'
[01:08.88]Asked me was I hired wages I required
[01:12.07]I was almost tired of the rocky road to Dublin
[01:15.32]One two three four five
[01:17.01]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:19.7]All the way to Dublin Whack follol de rah
[01:28.28]In Dublin next arrived I thought it such a pity
[01:31.09]To be soon deprived a view of that fine city
[01:33.9]So then I took a stroll all among the quality;
[01:36.82]Me bundle it was stole all in a neat locality
[01:39.93]Something crossed me mind when I looked behind
[01:42.6]No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin'
[01:45.46]Enquiring for the rogue they said me Connaught brogue
[01:48.29]Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin
[01:51.64]One two three four five
[01:53.270004]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:55.95]All the way to Dublin Whack follol de rah
[02:04.44]From there I got away me spirits never falling
[02:07.38]Landed on the quay just as the ship was sailing
[02:10.25]The Captain at me roared said that no room had he;
[02:13.25]When I jumped aboard a cabin found for Paddy
[02:16.0]Down among the pigs played some hearty rigs
[02:18.75]Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling;
[02:21.75]When off Holyhead I wished meself was dead
[02:24.5]Or better for instead on the rocky road to Dublin
[02:27.78]One two three four five
[02:29.47]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[02:32.1]All the way to Dublin Whack follol de rah
[02:35.04001]The boys of Liverpool when we safely landed
[02:37.72]Called meself a fool I could no longer stand it
[02:40.66]Blood began to boil temper I was losing;
[02:43.42]Poor old Erin's Isle they began abusing
[02:46.41]"Hurrah me soul" says I me Shillelagh I let fly
[02:49.3]Some Galway boys were by saw I was a hobble in
[02:52.11]With a load "Hurray " joined in the affray
[02:54.92]We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin
[02:58.24]One two three four five
[02:59.92]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[03:02.55]All the way to Dublin Whack follol de rah
[03:05.57]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[03:08.25]All the way to Dublin Whack follol de rah