Irish Rover-The Hit Co.

[ti:Irish Rover] [ar:The Hit Co.] [al:Celebrate St. Patrick's Day: Songs By Irish Bands Vol. 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Irish Rover - The Hit Co. (热歌公司) [00:04.46]On the Fourth of July, 1806 [00:07.84] [00:08.40]We set sail from the sweet Cove of Cork [00:11.94]We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks [00:15.81]For the Grand City Hall in New York [00:18.53] [00:19.73]'Twas a wonderful craft, [00:21.64]She was rigged fore and aft [00:23.61]And oh, how the wild wind drove her [00:27.35]She stood several blasts, [00:29.31]She had twenty seven masts [00:31.12]And they called her The Irish Rover [00:33.69] [00:42.95]We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags [00:46.77]We had two million barrels of stone [00:49.38] [00:50.51]We had three million sides [00:52.56]Of old blind horses hides [00:54.39]We had four million barrels of bones [00:57.08] [00:58.98]Five million hogs and six million dogs [01:01.81] [01:02.51]Seven million barrels of porter [01:04.92] [01:06.32]We had eight million bails [01:07.98]Of old nanny goats' tails [01:10.01]In the hold of the Irish Rover [01:12.88] [01:21.81]There was awl Mickey Coote [01:23.54]Who played hard on his flute [01:25.55]When the ladies lined up for a set [01:27.98] [01:29.28]He was tootin' with skill [01:31.17]For each sparkling quadrille [01:33.17]Though the dancers were fluther'd and bet [01:35.81] [01:37.19]With his smart witty talk, [01:38.89]He was cock of the walk [01:40.81]And he rolled the dames under and over [01:43.29] [01:44.87]They all knew at a glance [01:46.75]When he took up his stance [01:48.70]That he sailed in The Irish Rover [01:51.12] [02:00.52]We had sailed seven years [02:02.25]When the measles broke out [02:04.06]And the ship lost it's way in the fog [02:06.72] [02:08.00]And that whale of a crew [02:09.89]Was reduced down to two [02:11.80]Just myself and the Captain's old dog [02:14.55] [02:15.98]Then the ship struck a rock, [02:17.70]Oh Lord! What a shock [02:19.60]The bulkhead was turned right over [02:22.15] [02:23.81]Turned nine times around [02:25.33]And the poor old dog was drowned [02:27.54]And I'm the last of The Irish Rover [02:30.50] [02:31.61]Then the ship struck a rock, [02:33.14]Oh Lord! What a shock [02:35.10]The bulkhead was turned right over [02:37.47] [02:38.91]Turned nine times around [02:40.73]And the poor old dog was drowned [02:42.81] [02:45.69]And I'm the last of The Irish Rover