The Rocky Road to Dublin-Paddy Reilly/Tommy Makem

[ti:The Rocky Road to Dublin] [ar:Paddy Reilly/Tommy Makem] [al:20 Greatest Ever Irish Pub Songs, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.10]The Rocky Road to Dublin - Paddy Reilly/Tommy Makem [00:00.64]In the merry month of June [00:03.24]Spent from my home I started [00:04.77]Left the girls of Tuam [00:06.20]So sad and broken hearted [00:07.84]Saluted father dear [00:09.30]Kissed me darling mother [00:10.90]Drank a pint of beer [00:12.48]Grief and tears to smother [00:13.86]Then off to reap the corn [00:15.50]Leave where I was born [00:16.97]Cut a stout blackthorn [00:18.30]To banish ghost and goblin [00:20.03]Bought a pair of brogues [00:21.47]I rattled o'er the bogs [00:22.84]And frightened all the dogs [00:24.52]On the rocky road to Dublin [00:26.43]One two three four five [00:27.87]Hunt the hare and turn her [00:29.55]Down the rocky road [00:30.81]And all the ways to Dublin [00:32.31]Whackfolloldera [00:34.38]Cover her sing [00:35.21] [00:36.81]When in mullingar that night [00:38.58]I rested limbs so weary [00:40.13]Started by daylight [00:41.56]Spairy light and dairy [00:43.09]Took a drop of the pure [00:44.47]To keep my heart from sinking [00:46.00]That's a parish's cure [00:47.57]Whene'er he's on for drinking [00:48.78]To see the lasses smile [00:50.41]Laughing all the while [00:51.85]At my curious style [00:53.31]Twould set your heart a bubbling [00:54.83]Asked if I was hired [00:56.11]The wages I required [00:57.72]I was almost tired [00:59.17]Of the rocky road to Dublin [01:01.18]One two three four five [01:02.56]Hunt the hare and turn her [01:04.10]Down the rocky road [01:05.31]And all the ways to Dublin [01:06.97]Whackfolloldera [01:09.71] [01:10.97]Where in Dublin next arrived [01:13.20]I thought it be a pity [01:14.54]To be so soon deprived [01:16.01]A view of that fine city [01:17.53]So then I took a stroll [01:19.03]Tip among the quality [01:20.43]Bundle it was stole [01:21.68]In a neat locality [01:23.27]Something crossed my mind [01:24.61]Then I looked behind [01:26.00]No bundle could I find [01:27.47]Upon my stick a wobbling [01:28.93]Enquiring for the rogue [01:30.46]Said my connacht brogue [01:31.95]Wasn't much in vogue [01:33.49]On the rocky road to Dublin [01:35.27]One two three four five [01:36.67]Hunt the hare and turn her [01:38.20]Down the rocky road [01:39.50]And all the ways to Dublin [01:40.93]Whackfolloldera [01:43.67] [01:44.35]Well from there I got away [01:46.11]My spirits never failing [01:47.69]Landed on the quay [01:49.05]Just how the ship was sailing [01:50.57]Captain at me roared [01:52.04]Said that no room had he [01:53.36]When I jumped aboard [01:54.74]A cabin found for paddy [01:56.18]Down among the pigs [01:57.73]I played some funny rigs [01:59.12]Danced some hearty jigs [02:00.51]The water round me bubbling [02:02.06]When off holyhead [02:03.38]I wished myself was dead [02:04.73]Tip