The Rocky Road To Dublin-The Tossers

[ti:The Rocky Road To dublingg] [ar:The Tossers] [al:On A Fine Spring Evening] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Rocky Road To Dublin - The Tossers [00:22.58]In the merry month of may from my home I started [00:25.38]Left the girls of tuam nearly broken hearted [00:27.69]Saluted father dear kissed my darling mother [00:30.36]Drank a pint of beer my grief and tears to smother [00:32.85]Then off to reap the corn and leave where I was born [00:35.38]I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghost and gobling [00:37.66]In a brand new pair of brogues I rattled over the bogs [00:40.35]And frightened all the dogson the rocky road to dublinggg [00:42.78]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [00:45.49]Down the rocky road and all the ways to dublingg [00:47.82]Whack fol lol de ra [00:48.67] [00:49.44]In mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary [00:51.93]Started by daylight next morning light and airy [00:54.60]Took a drop of the pure to keep my heart from sinking [00:57.03]That's an irishman's cure whene'er he's on for drinking [00:59.45]To see the lasses smile laughing all the while [01:01.98]At my curious style twould set your heart a bubbling [01:04.30]They ax'd if I was hired the wages I required [01:06.78]Till I was almost tired of the rocky road to dublinggg [01:09.46]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [01:12.12]Down the rocky road and all the ways to dublinggg [01:14.49]Whack fol lol de ra [01:15.42] [01:16.19]In dublingg next arrived I thought it such a pity [01:18.52]To be so soon deprived a view of that fine city [01:21.11]Then I took a stroll all among the quality [01:23.75]My bundle it was stole in a neat locality [01:26.22]Something crossed my mind when I looked behind [01:28.60]No bundle could I find upon my stick a wobbling [01:31.11]Enquirin' for the rogue they said my connacht brogue [01:33.65]Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to dublingg [01:36.16]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [01:38.75]Down the rocky road and all the ways to dublinggg [01:41.12]Whack fol lol de ra [01:42.25] [01:42.81]From there I got away my spirits never failing [01:45.43]Landed on the quay as the ship was sailing [01:47.95]Captain at me roared said that no room had he [01:50.49]When I jumped aboard a cabin found for paddy [01:52.85]Down among the pigs I played some funny rigs [01:55.45]Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling [01:57.91]When off holyhead I wished myself was dead [02:00.47]Or better far instead on the rocky road to dublinggg [02:02.86]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [02:05.70]Down the rocky road and all the ways to dublingg [02:08.14]Whack fol lol de ra [02:09.69]The boys of liverpool when we safely landed [02:12.16]Called myself a fool I could no longer stand it [02:14.97]Blood began to boil temper I was losing [02:17.21]Poor ould erin's isle they began abusing [02:19.71]Hurrah my soul sez I my shillelagh I let fly [02:22.02]Some galway boys were by saw I was a hobble in [02:24.95]Then with a loud hurray they joined in the affray [02:27.26]We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to dublinggg [02:29.83]One two three four five hunt the hare and turn her [02:32.46]Down the rocky road and all the ways to dublingg [02:34.86]Whack fol lol de ra