Irish Rover-Shannon Singers

[ti:Irish Rover] [ar:Shannon Singers] [al:Homes Of Donegal] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Irish Rover - Shannon Singers [00:09.16]In the year of our Lord [00:11.13]Eighteen hundred and six [00:13.05]We set sail from the fair Cobh of Cork [00:17.12]We were sailing away [00:19.23]With a cargo of bricks [00:21.01]For the grand city hall of New York [00:25.10]Twas a wonderful craft [00:27.15]She was rigged fore and aft [00:29.36]And oh how the wild wind drove her [00:32.97]She stood several blasts [00:35.10]She had twenty seven masts [00:37.01]And they called her the Irish rover [00:41.09]We had one million bags [00:42.99]Of the best sligo rags [00:45.01]We had two million barrels of stone [00:49.02]We had three million sides [00:51.00]Of old blind horses hides [00:52.97]We had four million barrels of bones [00:57.02]We had five million hogs [00:59.39]And six million dogs [01:01.35]Seven million barrels of porter [01:03.62] [01:05.03]We had eight million bails [01:07.02]Of old nanny-goats' tails [01:09.22]In the hold of the Irish rover [01:21.07]There was Barney McGee [01:23.08]From the banks of the lee [01:25.18]There was Hogan from county Tyrone [01:29.05]There was Johnny Mcgurk [01:31.06]Who was scared stiff of work [01:33.10]And a man from Westmeath called Malone [01:37.17]There was Slugger O'toole [01:39.23]Who was drunk as a rule [01:41.35]And fighting Bill Treacy from Dover [01:45.07]And your man Mick Maccann [01:47.10]From the banks of the bann [01:49.08]Was the skipper of the irish rover [01:53.12]We had sailed seven days [01:55.12]When the measles broke out [01:57.05]And the ship lost its way in the fog [02:01.07]And that whale of a crew [02:03.06]Was reduced down to two [02:05.04]Just myself and the captain's old dog [02:09.13]Then the ship struck a rock [02:11.33]Oh lord what a shock [02:13.36]The bulkhead was turned right over [02:17.27]Turned nine times around [02:20.23]And the poor old dog was drowned [02:24.07]And the las of the irish rover