Irish Rover

[ti:Irish Rover] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Fun Songs for St. Patrick's Day, Chanukah, Christmas & Kwanzaa] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.48]Irish Rover - The Hit Crew [00:02.10] [00:04.41]On the fourth of July 1806 [00:08.53]We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork [00:11.62] [00:12.18]We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks [00:16.13]For the grand city hall in New York [00:19.84]'Twas a wonderful craft [00:21.97]She was rigged fore-and-aft [00:23.93]And oh how the wild wind drove her [00:27.54]She stood several blasts [00:29.66]She had twenty seven masts [00:31.52]And they called her the Irish Rover [00:34.88] [00:43.05]We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags [00:47.38]We had two million barrels of stones [00:50.02] [00:50.65]We had three million bales of old nanny goats' tails [00:54.70]We had four million barrels of bones [00:58.31] [00:59.24]Five million hogs [01:00.81]Six million dogs [01:02.28] [01:02.79]Seven million barrels of porter [01:06.51]We had eight million sides of old blind horses hides [01:10.09]In the hold of the Irish Rover [01:14.64] [01:21.75]There was awl Mickey Coote [01:23.54]Who played hard on his flute [01:25.57]When the ladies lined up for a set [01:28.80] [01:29.37]He was tootin' with skill [01:30.89] [01:31.41]For each sparkling quadrille [01:33.40]Though the dancers were fluther'd and bet [01:36.67] [01:37.23]With his smart witty talk [01:39.25]He was cock of the walk [01:41.16]And he rolled the dames under and over [01:45.08]They all knew at a glance [01:47.02]When he took up his stance [01:49.00]That he sailed in the Irish rover [01:52.73] [02:00.40]We had sailed seven years [02:02.22]When the measles broke out [02:04.25]And the ship lost its way in the fog [02:07.96]And that whale of a crew [02:09.96]Was reduced down to two [02:12.02]Just myself and the captain's old dog [02:15.96]Then the ship struck a rock [02:17.73] [02:18.24]Oh lord what a shock [02:20.12]The bulkhead was turned right over [02:23.66]Turned nine times around [02:25.42]And the poor old dog was drowned [02:27.85]And the las of the irish rover [02:31.66]Then the ship struck a rock [02:33.17] [02:33.70]Oh lord what a shock [02:35.54]The bulkhead was turned right over [02:39.11]Turned nine times around [02:41.18]And the poor old dog was drowned [02:44.83] [02:45.75]And the last of the irish rover