The Rocky Road To Dublin-Cruachan

[ti:The Rocky Road To Dublin] [ar:Cruachan] [al:Folk Lore] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Rocky Road To Dublin - Cruachan [00:19.35]In the merry month of june from me home I started [00:21.72]Left the girls of tuam nearly broken hearted [00:24.05]Saluted father dear kissed me darlin' mother [00:26.47]Drank a pint of beer [00:27.73]My grief and tears to smother [00:29.17]Then off to reap the corn and leave where I was born [00:31.23]Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins [00:33.61]A brand new pair of brogues [00:34.80]I rattled o'er the bogs [00:35.78]Frightened all the dogs on the rocky road to dublin [00:38.41]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [00:41.12]Down the rocky road and all the way to dublin [00:43.08]Whack fol lal de da [00:44.36] [00:44.95]In mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary [00:47.18]Started by daylight next morning light and airy [00:49.50]Took a drop of the pure [00:50.71]To keep me heart from sinking [00:51.85]That's the paddy's cure [00:52.92]When'er he's on for drinking [00:54.36]To see the lasses smile laughing all the while [00:56.60]At me curious style [00:57.86]Would set your heart a bubbling [00:59.08]They asked if I was hired the wages I required [01:01.39]Till I was nearly tired of the rocky road to dublin [01:03.89]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [01:06.27]Down the rocky road and all the way to dublin [01:08.65]Whack fol lal de da [01:09.70] [01:10.40]In dublin next arrived I thought it such a pity [01:12.59]To be so soon deprived a view of that fine city [01:15.04]Then I took a stroll all among the quality [01:17.26]Me bundle it was stole in a neat locality [01:19.75]Something crossed me mind then I looked behind [01:22.23]No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin [01:24.66]Inquiring for the rogue [01:25.64]They said me c onnaught brogue [01:26.82]Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to dublin [01:29.48]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [01:31.68]Down the rocky road and all the way to dublin [01:33.94]Whack fol lal de da [01:35.15] [02:13.88]From there I got away me spirits never failing [02:16.20]Landed on the quay as the ship was sailing [02:18.58]Captain at me roared said that no room had he [02:21.07]When I jumped aboard a cabin found for paddy [02:23.40]Down among the pigs I played some funny rigs [02:25.59]Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubblin [02:28.17]When off to holyhead I wished meself was dead [02:30.47]Or better far instead the rocky road to dublin [02:32.77]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [02:35.42]Down the rocky road and all the way to dublin [02:37.64]Whack fol lal de da [02:38.59] [02:39.40]The boys of liverpool when we safely landed [02:41.59]Called meself a fool I could no longer stand it [02:43.99]Blood began to boil temper I was losin [02:46.23]Poor old eierann's isle they began abusin [02:48.71]Hurrah me soul says I shillelagh I let fly [02:51.21]Galway boys were by saw [02:52.78]I was a hobble in then with a loud hurrah [02:54.84]They joined in the affray [02:55.88]We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to dublin [02:58.31]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [03:00.70]Down the rocky road and all the way to dublin [03:02.91]Whack fol lal de da