The Dubliners

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Whiskey in the Jar

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As I was going over the far fam'd Kerry Mountains, I met with Captain Farrel, and his money he was countin', I first produced my pistol, and I than produced my rapier, Sayin' : "Stand and deliver for you are a bold deceiver".

Rocky Road To Dublin

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In the merry month of May from my home I started Left the girls of Tuam-nearly broken-hearted Saluted Father dear kissed my darlin' Mother Drank a pint of beer my grief and tears to smother Then off to reap the corn and leave where I was born

Grace

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[Verse 1] As we gather in the chapel here in old Kilmainham jail I think about the last few weeks, Oh will they say we failed From our school days they have told us we must yearn for liberty Yet all I want in this dark place is to have you here with me.

The Fields Of Athenry

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By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl call-ing, Michael they are takin' you away, For you stole Trevelyan's corn, so the young might see the morn, Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.

All For Me Grog

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And it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog All for me beer and tobacco Well i've spent all me tin with the ladys drinking gin Far across the western ocean i must wander

The Sick Note

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Verse 1 Dear Sir, I write this note to you to tell you of me plight And at the time of writing, I am not a pretty sight; My body is all black and blue, my face a deathly gray And I write this note to say why Paddy's not at work today

Irish Rover

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On the Fourth of July, 1806 We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks For the Grand City Hall in New York 'Twas a wonderful craft

Dublin In The Rare Old Times

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Raised on songs and stories Heroes of reknown The passing tales and glories That once was Dublin town The hallowed halls and houses

On Raglan Road

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On Raglan Road on an autumn day, I saw her first and knew That her dark hair would weave a snare, That I might one day rue I saw the danger and I passed,

Fiddlers Green

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As I walked by the dockside one evening so fair, To view the salt waters and take the salt air, I heard an old fisherman singing a song, 'Oh take me away boys, me time is not long'.

The Wild Rover

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I've played the wild rover for many a year, And i've spent all my money on whiskey and beer, And now i'm returning with gold in great store, And i swear i will play the wild rover no more,

Rare Old Mountain Dew

C F G a Am

This is from the live version, Nice and easy chords, grand fun to play And gets anyone listening to you wondering What the feck a skideri-diddle-dum is, as they sing along. As always any mistakes are mine

Monto

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Verse 1: Well if you got a wing-o, take her up to ring-o, Where the waxies sing-O, all the day, If you had your fill of Porter, and you can't go any further, Give our man the order, back to the quay,

Rising Of The Moon

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And come tell me Sean O'Farrell, tell me why you hurry so Hush a bhuachaill, hush and listen and his cheeks were all aglow I bear orders from the captain, get you ready quick and soon For the pikes must be together at the rising of the moon

Seven Drunken Nights

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As I went home on Monday night, as drunk as drunk could be I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be Well, I called me wife and I said to her, “Will you kindly tell to me Who owns that horse outside the door, where my old horse should be?”

Skibbereen

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[Verse] Oh father dear, I often hear you speak of Erin's isle Her lofty scenes, her valleys green, her mountains rude and wild They say it is a lovely land wherein a prince might dwell Then why did you abandon it, oh the reason to me tell

Black Velvet Band

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In a neat little town they call Belfast, Apprenticed to trade I was bound And many an hour of sweet happiness, I spent in that neat little town Till sad misfortune came over me, Which caused me to stray from the land Far away from me friends and relations, Betrayed by the Black Velvet Band

Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile

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[Chorus] Oró, sé do bheatha abhaile Oró, sé do bheatha abhaile Oró, sé do bheatha abhaile Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh

Molly Malone

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In Dublin's fair city, where girls are so pretty I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone As she wheeled her wheelbarrow, through streets broad and narrow Crying "cockles and mussels, alive alive Ô"

Dont Get Married

E A Em B7 D G

Another Irish tune from back in the day, this song goes Down well at wedding and engagement parties, aaahh wedded bliss, And The Dubliners givin' away all our secrets. I really have to find another font to use, 'cause I'm fecked off altogether backspacing, backspacing,

Foggy Dew

Am G C F Em

As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I, There armed lines of marching men in squadrons passed me by; No pipe did hum, nor battle drum did sound it's loud tattoo, But the Angelus bell o'er the Liffey's swell rang out through the Foggy Dew.

Muirsheen Durkin

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In the days I went a courtin', I was never tired resortin'. To an ale house or a playhouse, And many's the house besides But I told me brother Seamus,

The Bonny Shoals Of Herring

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Intro: With our nets and gear we're faring On the wild and wasteful ocean. It's there on the deep that we harvest and reap our bread As we hunt the bonny shoals of herring.

Carrickfergus

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I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand I would swim over the deepest ocean Only for nights in Ballygrand But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over

The Ferryman

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[Verse 1] The little boats are gone from the breast of Anna Liffy The ferryman is stranded on the quay Sure the Dublin docks is dying and a way of life is gone And Molly it was part of you and me

Lowlands Of Holland

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Now when that I was married And in my marriage bed There came a bold sea captain And he stood at my bed head Saying, ' Arise, Arise, young wedded man

Cod Liver Oil

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[Verse] Im a young married man and Im tired of my life, For lately I married an ailing old wife; She does nothing all day home she does sigh, And I wish to the Lord that I only could die.

Ill Tell Me Ma

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I'll tell me ma when I get home, the boys won't leave the girls alone, They pulled me hair, they stole me comb but that's all right till I go home. She is handsome, she is pretty she's the Belle of Belfast city, She is a courtin' a one two three, Please won't you tell me who is she?

Drink It Up Men

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[]t the pub at the crossroads there's[] whiskey and []beer []There's brandy, strong cognac that's []aging for []years []But for killing the thirst and []or easing []the gout []There's nothing at all beats[] pint of good sto[]ut []Drink it up men it's []long after []ten

Finnegan's Wake

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Tim Finnegan lived in Walkin Street, a gentle Irishman, mighty odd. He had a brogue both rich and sweet, and to rise in the world he carried a hod. You see he'd a sort of a tipplin' way; for the love of the liquor poor Tim was born, And too help him on his way each day, he'd a 'drop of the craythur' every morn.

Pub With No Beer

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[Verse 1] Oh it's lonesome away from your kindred and all By the campfire at night where the wild dingoes call But there's nothin' so lonesome, so dull, or so drear Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

Im A Rover

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[CHORUS] I'm a rover and seldom sober I'm a rover, o' high degree It’s when I'm drinking, I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company

Dicey Reilly

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Oh poor old Dicey Reilly she has taken to the sup Oh poor old Dicey Reilly she will never give it up For it's off each morning to the pub And then she's in for another little drop For the heart of the rowl is Dicey Reilly

The Nightingale

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The Nightingale Capo 1st Fret (There are two words were I could not put an apostrophe in - (they are I m and we Ll), so just put it in yourself as I have left the space).

Springhill Mining Disaster

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In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia Down in the dark of the Cumberland Mine There's blood on the coal and the miners lie In the roads that never saw sun nor sky Roads that never saw sun nor sky

Hot Asphalt

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Town I Loved So Well, The

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In my memory I will always see The town that I have loved so well Where our school played ball by the gasyard wall And we laughed through the smoke and smell. Going home in the rain running up the dark lane

A Nation Once Again

G D C Am

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[Verse 1] When boyhood's fire was in my blood I read of ancient freemen Of Greece and Rome who bravely stood Three hundred men and three men

Banks Of The Roses

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[Chorus] On the banks of the roses my love and I sat down. And I took out my fiddle for to play my love a tune, In the middle of the tune, me boy, she smiled and she said, Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny don't you leave me.

Lord Of The Dance

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I danced in the morning when the world was young. I danced in the Moon and the Stars and the Sun. I came down from Heaven and I danced on Earth.. At Bethlehem I had my birth.

Building Up And Tearing England Down

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SONG: BUILDING UP AND TEARING ENGLAND DOWN ARTIST: THE DUBLINERS TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

The Galway Races

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[Verse 1] As I rode down to Galway town to seek for recreation On the seventeenth of August me mind being elevated There were multitudes assembled with their tickets at the station Me eyes began to dazzle and I'm goin' to see the races

The Mero

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[Verse 1] Somebody under the bed Whoever can it be? I feel so very nervous I call for Joanee

Mcalpines Fusiliers

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All down the glen came McAlpines men with their shovels slung behind them 'Twas in the pub that they drank their sup and up in the spike you'll find them They sweated blood and they washed down mud with pints and quarts of beer And now we're on the road again with McAlpine's Fusiliers

The Holy Ground

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The Holy Ground was a notorious red light district near Cobh Harbour in Co Cork in Ireland. This was a maritime work song sang on the ships, And boats as anchors were weighed and rigging was hoisted, hopeful that You'd survive the journey

Quare Bungle Rye

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Now Jack was a sailor that roamed round the town And she was a damsel who skipped up and down Said the damsel to Jack, As she passed him by Would you care for to purchase some Quare bungle rye roddy rye Faa de diddle Rye roddy, Rye roddy, Rye

Dirty Old Town

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I Heard a siren from the dock Saw a train cut the night on fire Smelled the breeze on the smokey wind Dirty old town, dirty old town

Come And Join The British Army

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When I was young, I used to be As fine a man as ever you'd see 'til the Prince of Wales, he said to me Come and join the British army

The Leaving Of Liverpool

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[Verse 1] Farewell the Prince's landing stage River Mersey fare thee well I am bound for California, A place I know right well

When The Boys Come Rolling Home

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[Verse 1] I always will remember well the day we went away Sailin’ out of Belfast in the morning Our hopes were on tomorrow as we kissed the girls farewell But our dreams were on the day of our returning

James Larkin

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[Verse 1] In Dublin City in nineteen thirteen The boss was rich and the poor were slaves The women working and children starving Then on came Larkin like a mighty wave

Home Boys Home

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[Verse 1] Well who wouldn't be a sailor lad,sailing on the main, To gain the good will of his captain's good name, He came ashore one evening for to be, And that was the beginning of me old true love and me.

Kelly The Boy From Killane

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What's the news, what's the news oh my bold Shelmalier With your long barrelled guns from the sea Say what wind from the south brings a messenger here With the hymn of the dawn for the free Goodly news, goodly news do I bring youth of Forth

Ragmans Ball

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And I'll sing to you a verse or two About a famous ball Now the ball was given by some friends Who lived down Ashe Street In a certain house in the Liberties

Auld Orange Flute

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Verse 1 In the County Tyrone, near the town of Dungannon, Where many the ructions meself had a hand in. Bob Williamson lived, a weaver by trade, And all of us thought him a stout Orange blade,

Seven Deadly Sins

G D Em F C

Some say that kissin's a sin But tell me how can that be true For kissing has been in this world Since the very first day there was two

Joe Hill

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I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, Alive as you and me Said I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead," "I never died," said he "I never died," said he

The Ballad Of St Annes Reel

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Dime across the counter, then, shy hello, brand new friend. A walk along the street in the wintry weather. A yellow light, an open door, a welcome friend, there's room for more, And then they're standing there inside together.

Go To Sea No More

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[Verse 1] When first I landed in Liverpool, I went upon a spree Me money alas I spent it fast, got drunk as drunk could be And when that me money was all gone, 'twas then that I wanted more But a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more

Whiskey On A Sunday

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[Verse] Oh, he sits at the corner of Beggars Bush, astride of an old packing case, And the dolls at the end of the plank were dancing, as he crooned with a smile On his face

The Night Visiting Song

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1. I must away now; I can no longer tarry, This morning's tempest, I have to cross. I must be guided without a stumble, Into the arms I love the most.

Free The People

F G C Em Dm

Laws are made for people, and the law can never scorn, the right of a man to be free Free the people, Let them have their say, Free the people, Let them see the light of day,

The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe

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Come all you lads and lassies and listen to me a while I'll sing to you a verse or two that's sure to make you smile Concerning a young man I am going to tell you now Who has lately come a courting the maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe.

The Patriot Game

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Come all ye young rebels, and listen while I sing, For the love of one's country is a terrible thing It banishes fear with the speed of a flame, And it makes us all part of the patriot game.

Poor Paddy On The Railway

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In eighteen hundred and forty two, from Hartlepool I moved to Crewe And I found meself a job to do, workin' on the railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches I was workin' on the railway

Master Mc Grath

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Eighteen sixty nine being the date anf the year, Those Waterloo sportsmen and more did appear, For to gain the great prizes and bear them awa', Never counting on Ireland and Master McGrath.

Tramps And Hawkers

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Verse 1 O come a´ ye tramps and hawker-lads an´ gaitherers o´ bla´ That tramp the country roun´ and roun´, come listen one and a´ I´ll tell tae ye a rovin´ tale, o´ sights that I hae seen Far up into the snowy north, or sooth by Gretna Green.

Nelsons Farewell

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Oh, poor old Admiral Nelson is no longer in the air. Toora loora loora loora loo! On the eighth day of March in Dublin City fair, Toora loora loora loora loo! From his stand of stones and mortar

The Molly Maguires

C G F Am Em

Make way for the Molly Maguires, They're drinkers, they're liars but they're men. Make way for the Molly Maguires, You'll never see the likes of them again.

Sam Hall

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Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, Chimney sweep, chimney sweep Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, Chimney sweep Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,

God Save Ireland

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[Chorus] "God save Ireland," said the heroes "God save Ireland," said they all Whether on the scaffold high or the battlefield we die Oh, what matter when for Erin dear we fall?

The Rare Old Times

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[Verse 1] Raised on songs and stories, heroes of renown, The passing tales and glories that once was Dublin Town, The hallowed halls and houses, the haunting children's rhymes, That once was Dublin City in the rare old times.

Gartan Mothers Lullaby

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Sleep, oh babe, for the red bee hums the silent twilight's fall Ee val from the grey rock comes to wrap the world in thrall A leanbhín ó, my child, my joy, my own and heart's desire The crickets sing you lullaby beside the dying fire

Farewell To Carlingford

C F G Am G7 Em

[Chorus] So I'll sing farewell to Carlingford And farewell to Greenore And I'll think of you both day and night Untill I return once more,

Cavan Girl

G C F Am Em

[Verse 1] As I walk the road from Killashandra, weary I sit down. For it's twelve long miles around the lake to get to Cavan town. Though Oughter and the road I go once seemed beyond compare. Now I curse the time it takes to reach my Cavan girl so fair.

Donegal Danny

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[Chorus] So here's to those who are dead and gone. The friends that I loved dear. And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu. Sayin' Donegal Danny's been here me boys Donegal Danny's been here.

Roddy Mccorley

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Verse 1: Oh See the host of fleet foot men who sped with faces wan. From farmstedt and from fishers cot along the banks of Bann. They come with vengence in their eyes, too late, too late are they, For young Roddy McCorly goes to die on the bridge of Toome today.

I Wish I Was Back In Liverpool

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Where there ain't no trees, no scented breeze, No fields of waving corn But there's lots of girls with peroxide curls And the black and tan flows free Where there's six in a bed by the old pier head And it's Liverpool town for me

Bunch Of Red Roses

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A sober black shawl hides her body entirely, Touched by the sun and the salt spray of the sea, But down in the darkness a slim hand so lovely Carries a rich bunch of red roses for me.

The Irish Navy

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Chorus The Clíona, the Meabh and the Mucha The pride of the Irish navy When the Captain he blows on his whistle All the sailors go home for their tea

Peggy Gordon

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[VERSE 1] O Peggy Gor-don, You are my darling Come sit you down upon my knee And tell to me…. the very reason Why I am slighted so by thee

The Dundee Weaver

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I met a Glesca fella An' he came coortin' me He took me oot a walkin' Doon by the Kelvin Ha' And there the dirty wee rascal stole

Song For Ireland

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Walking all the day, By tall towers where falcons build their nests In silver wings they fly, They know the call of freedom in their breasts Saw Black Head against the sky,

Weila Waila

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[Verse] There was an old woman and she lived in the woods Weile, weile, waile; There was an old woman and she lived in the woods Down by the river Saile

The Unquiet Grave

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The wind that blows today my love A few small drops of rain Never have I had but one true love In cold clay she is laid

Parcel Of Rogues

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Fareweel to all our Scottish fame Fareweel our ancient glory Fareweel even to our Scottish name So famed in martial story Now Sark rins over the Solway sands

The Old Alarm Clock

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When first I came to London In the year of 39 The city looked so wonderful, and the girls were so Divine But the coppers got suspicious, and they soon gave me the knock I was charged with being the owner, of an old alarm clock

Thirty Foot Trailer

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[Verse 1] The old ways are changing you cannot deny The day of the traveler is over There's nowhere to go and there's nowhere to bide So farewell to the life of the rover

Darby Oleary

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[Verse 1] One evening of late as I happened to stray, To the county Tipperary I straight took my way, To dig for potatoes and work by the day, For a farmer called Darby O'Leary.

Tibby Dunbar

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Oh, Wilt thou go wi' me sweet Tibby Dunbar Oh, Wilt thou go wi' me sweet Tibby Dunbar Wilt thou ride on a horse or be drawn in a cart Or walk by my side sweet Tibby Dunbar I care na thy daddie, his land or his money

Johnny Mcgory

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[Chorus] Hey, Johnny Mcgory Tell me where's your glory gone I saw you up in the Monto With your old leg gone A dirty Flanders bullet Sure it left you half a man Hey, Johnny Mcgory Where's your old leg gone

The Louse In The House At Kilkenny

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Oh, the first of me downfall I set out the door I straight made me way on for Carrick-on-Suir Going out by Rathronan 'twas late in the night Going out the West Gate for to view the gaslight Radley fal the diddle ay

Marino Waltz

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Part 1 Part 2

The Glendalough Saint

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In Glendalough lived an auld saint Renowned for learning and piety His manners was curious and quaint And he looked upon girls with disparity

Now Im Easy

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[Verse 1] For nearly sixty years I've been a farmer, Through drought, fire and flood I've lived through plenty, But this country's dust and mud, has seen my tears and blood, And its nearly over now, and now i'm easy.

Scorn Not His Simplicity

C F G B Am Ab

[Verse 1] See the child with the golden hair but eyes that show the emptiness inside Do we know can we understand just how he feels or have we really tried See him now as he stands alone and watches children play a childre's game Simple child he looks almost like the others yet they know he's not the same

The Dublin Fusiliers

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[Verse 1] Well you've heard about the Indians with their tommyhawks and spears And of the U.N. warriors the heroes of recent years Also I might mention the British Grenadiers Well none of them were in it but the Dublin Fusiliers.

The Rose Of Allendale

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The moon was bright, the night was clear, no breeze came over the sea When Mary left her highland home and wandered forth with me. The flowers bedecked the mountainside and fragrance filled the vale, But by far the sweetest flower there was the Rose of Allendale.

Eileen Og

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Eileen Og an' that the darlin's name is Through the Barony her features they were famous If we loved her then who was there to blame us For wasn't she the Pride of Petravore? But her beauty made us all so shy

Nora

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[Verse 5] Our dreams they have never come true, Nora Our hopes they were never to be Since I first said I loved only you, Nora And you said you loved only me.

The Manchester Rambler

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I've sunbathed on Kinder, been burned to a cinder And many more things I can tell My rucksack has oft been me pillow The heather has oft been me bed And sooner than part from the mountains

The Last Thing On My Mind

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It's a lesson too late for the learnin', Made of sand, made of sand. In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin' In your hand, in your hand.