Rocky Road to Dublin-Tom Donovan

[ti:Rocky Road to Dublin] [ar:Tom Donovan] [al:The Ultimate St. Patrick's Day Party Album] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rocky Road to Dublin - Tom Donovan [00:04.89]While in the merry month of may from me home i started [00:07.57]Left the girls of tuam so sad and broken hearted [00:10.28]Saluted father dear kissed me darling mother [00:13.02]Drank a pint of beer me grief and tears to smother [00:15.39]Then off to reap the corn leave where i was born [00:17.99]Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins [00:20.42]Bought a pair of brogues rattling o'er the bogs [00:23.17]And fright'ning all the dogs on the rocky road to one [00:26.26]Two three four five hare and turn her down the rocky road [00:29.47]All the way to dublin whack follol de rah [00:32.02] [00:37.30]In mullingar that night i rested limbs so weary [00:39.75]Started by daylight next morning blithe and early [00:42.14]Took a drop of pure to keep me heartfrom sinking [00:44.61]Thats a paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking [00:47.01]See the lassies smile laughing all the while [00:50.09]At me curious style twould set your heart a bubblin [00:52.34]Asked me was i hired wages i required [00:55.11]I was almost tired of the rocky road to one two three [00:58.10]Four five hare and turn her down the rocky road [01:01.45]All the way to dublin whack follol de rah [01:03.93] [01:09.28]In dublin next arrived i thought it such a pity [01:11.53]To be soon deprived a view of that fine city [01:14.20]So then i took a stroll all among the quality [01:16.34]Me bundle it was stole all in a neat locality [01:19.48]Something crossed me mind when i looked behind [01:21.77]No bundle could i find upon me stick a wobblin [01:24.58]Enquiring for the rogue they said me connaught brogue [01:26.85]Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to dublin [01:29.65]One two three four five [01:30.74]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road [01:33.55]All the way to dublin whack follol de [01:35.93] [01:41.15]From there i got away me spirits never falling [01:43.51]Landed on the quay just as the ship was sailing [01:46.17]The captain at me roared said that no room had he [01:48.56]When i jumped aboard a cabin found for paddy [01:51.39]Down among the pigs played some hearty rigs [01:53.82]Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling [01:56.21]When off holyhead i wished meself was dead [01:58.74]Or better for instead on the rocky road [02:01.30]One two three four five [02:02.76]Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road [02:05.26]All the way to dublin whack follol de [02:08.35] [02:13.11]The boys of liverpool when we safely landed [02:15.61]Called meself a fool i could no longer stand it [02:18.26]Blood began to boil temper i was losing [02:20.72]Poor old erin's isle they began abusing [02:23.11]Hurrah me soul says i me shillelagh i let fly [02:25.71]Some galway boys were nigh and saw i was a hobble in [02:28.48]With a load hurray joined in the affray [02:30.91]We quitely cleared the way for the rocky road [02:33.34]One two three four five [02:34.58]Hunt the hare and turn her down [02:36.27]The rocky road and all the way to dublin [02:38.49]Whack follol de