Roads of Kildare-Tom Donovan

[ti:Roads of Kildare] [ar:Tom Donovan] [al:The Best of Tom Donovan] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Roads of Kildare - Tom Donovan [00:09.74]Johnny was born in the mansion [00:12.59] [00:13.95]Down in the county of Clare [00:16.49] [00:18.04]Rosie was born by the roadside [00:21.57] [00:22.09]Somewhere in County Kildare [00:25.04] [00:26.13]Destiny brought them together [00:29.31] [00:29.89]On the road near Killorglan one day [00:33.14] [00:34.10]Little bright pretty shawl she was singing [00:37.66] [00:38.25]And she stole his young heart away [00:41.60]For she said meet me tonight by the campfire [00:45.90] [00:46.98]Come with me over the hill [00:49.82] [00:51.04]Let us be married tomorrow [00:54.05] [00:55.03]Please let me whisper I will [00:58.10] [00:59.23]What the neighbours are talking [01:03.07]Who cares if your friends stop and stare [01:05.63] [01:07.22]You'll be pound to be married to Rosie [01:10.51] [01:11.37]Who was reared on the roads of Kildare [01:14.34] [01:15.75]Think of the parents who reared you [01:19.12] [01:19.81]Think of the family name [01:22.70] [01:24.06]How can you marry a gypsy [01:27.20] [01:28.08]Oh what a terrible shame [01:31.15] [01:32.30]Parents and friends stop your pleading [01:35.14] [01:36.09]Don't worry about my affair [01:39.32] [01:40.23]For I've fallen in love with a gypsy [01:43.51] [01:44.36]Who was reared on the roads of Kildare [01:47.30] [01:47.85]For she sang meet me tonight by the campfire [01:51.95] [01:52.79]Come with me over the hill [01:55.49] [01:56.89]Let us be married tomorrow [02:00.01] [02:01.04]Please let me whisper I will [02:03.97] [02:05.25]What the neighbours are talking [02:08.30] [02:09.07]Who cares if your friends stop and stare [02:12.07] [02:13.10]You'll be pound to be married to Rosie [02:16.51] [02:17.40]Who was reared on the roads of Kildare [02:20.02] [02:30.13]Johnny went down from his mansion [02:32.84] [02:34.02]Just as the sun had gone down [02:36.84] [02:38.27]Turning his back on his kinfolk [02:41.08] [02:42.23]Likewise his dear native town [02:45.02] [02:46.40]Facing the roads of old Ireland [02:50.26]With a gypsy he loved so sincere [02:53.29] [02:54.39]When he came to the light of the campfire [02:57.97] [02:58.82]These are the words he did hear [03:01.40] [03:02.02]For she sang meet me tonight by the campfire [03:06.01] [03:07.10]Come with me over the hill [03:09.72] [03:11.19]Let us be married tomorrow [03:14.23] [03:15.15]Please let me whisper I will [03:18.14] [03:19.41]What the neighbours are talking [03:22.56] [03:23.33]Who cares if your friends stop and stare [03:26.12] [03:27.31]You'll be pound to be married to Rosie [03:30.78] [03:31.46]Who was reared on the roads of Kildare [03:34.92]For she said meet me tonight by the campfire [03:38.86] [03:39.97]Come with me over the hill [03:42.62] [03:44.12]Let us be married tomorrow [03:47.24] [03:48.29]Please let me whisper I will [03:50.98] [03:52.41]What the neighbours are talking [03:55.45] [03:56.20]Who cares if your friends stop and stare [03:59.41] [04:00.30]You'll be pound to be married to Rosie [04:03.78] [04:04.54]Who was reared on the roads of Kildare