The Rocky Road To Dublin-The Dubliners

[ti:The Rocky Road To Dublin] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:À La Carte] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.04]The Rocky Road To Dublin - The Dubliners [00:00.80]Written by：Luke [00:01.22] [00:07.88]While in the merry month of may from me home I started [00:10.98]Left the girls of tuam so sad and broken hearted [00:13.57]Saluted father dear kissed me darling mother [00:16.31]Drank a pint of beer me grief and tears to smother [00:18.83]Then off to reap the corn leave where I was born [00:21.42]Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins [00:23.94]Bought a pair of brogues rattling o'er the bogs [00:26.65]And frightning all the dogs on the rocky road to dublin [00:29.72]One two three four five [00:30.98]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road [00:33.53]All the way to dublin whack follol de rah [00:35.78] [00:36.66]In mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary [00:39.19]Started by daylight next morning blithe and early [00:41.84]Took a drop of pure to keep me heartfrom sinking [00:44.22]That's a paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking [00:46.90]See the lassies smile laughing all the while [00:49.43]At me curious style twould set your heart a bubblin [00:52.06]Asked me was I hired wages I required [00:54.21]I was almost tired of the rocky road to dublin [00:57.76]One two three four five [00:58.96]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road [01:01.47]All the way to dublin whack follol de rah [01:03.60] [01:04.36]In dublin next arrived I thought it such a pity [01:06.85]To be soon deprived a view of that fine city [01:09.48]So then I took a stroll all among the quality [01:12.16]Me bundle it was stole all in a neat locality [01:14.75]Something crossed me mind when I looked behind [01:16.90]No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin [01:19.54]Enquiring for the rogue they said me connaught brogue [01:21.94]Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to dublin [01:24.94]One two three four five [01:26.22]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road [01:28.63]All the way to dublin whack follol de rah [01:30.74] [01:31.44]From there I got away me spirits never falling [01:34.00]Landed on the quay just as the ship was sailing [01:36.57]The captain at me roared said that no room had he [01:39.03]When I jumped aboard a cabin found for paddy [01:41.50]Down among the pigs played some hearty rigs [01:43.98]Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling [01:46.51]When off holyhead I wished meself was dead [01:48.89]Or better for instead on the rocky road to dublin [01:51.80]One two three four five [01:53.15]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road [01:55.61]All the way to dublin whack follol de rah [01:57.66] [01:58.46]Well the boys of liverpool when we safely landed [02:00.87]Called meself a fool I could no longer stand it [02:03.64]Blood began to boil temper I was losing [02:06.03]Poor old erin's isle they began abusing [02:08.47]Hurrah me soul says I me shillelagh I let fly [02:11.03]Some galway boys were nigh and saw I was a hobble in [02:13.70]With a load hurray joined in the affray [02:15.95]We quitely cleared the way for the rocky road to dublin [02:18.87]One two three four five [02:20.20]Hunt the hare and turn her down [02:21.84]The rocky road and all the way to dublin [02:23.71]Whack follol de rah