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Saints And Sinners
03:59
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SAINTS AND SINNERS
CHORUS:
COME ALL YOU SAINTS AND SINNERS
YOU DRUNKARDS AND BEGINNERS
LIFE IS SHORT ENOUGH
TO NOT ENJOY IT EVERYDAY
EMBRACE YOUR GUILTY PLEASURES
THEN TAKE THEM AT YOUR LEISURE
FOR THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED
WITH GOOD INTENTIONS ON THE WAY
VERSE 1:
WHISKEY RUM AND PORTER JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
TO KEEP YOU HALE AND HEARTY AND TO SET YOU FANCY FREE
IT MAKES THE SPIRIT JOLLY AND IT CURES THE MELANCHOLY
BEREFT OF CARES AND WORRIES IT’S THE BARLEY BREE FOR ME
VERSE 2:
THROW OUT YOUR PILLS AND POTIONS YOUR SYRUPS AND YOUR LOTIONS
YOUR PHYSICS AND YOUR TONICS THEY WILL NEVER DO THE JOB
AND IF YOU HAVE THE TENSION IT’S BEST YOU PAY ATTENTION
KICK UP YOUR HEELS AND SIP A GLASS OF NECTAR FROM THE GODS
VERSE 3:
THERE’S SOME THAT NEVER TRY IT DISPUTE IT AND DENY IT
THEY’D NEVER LET IT PASS THEIR LIPS IT’S POISON SO THEY THINK
THERE’S PIOUS MEN APLENTY WHO’S HEARTS ARE COLD AND EMPTY
THEY THINK THEY’LL GET TO HEAVEN IF THEY SHUN THE DEVIL’S DRINK
VERSE 4:
THERE’S OTHERS WITH THE THINKING THAT THERE’S GOODNESS IN THE DRINKING
IT GIVES A MAN THE COURAGE JUST TO STEM THE COMING TIDE
IF YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE AT YOUR TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
A DRINK OR TWO WILL DO NO HARM AT LEAST YOU KNOW YOU TRIED
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Shanghaied Again
04:19
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SHANGHAIED AGAIN
INTRO:
SHE SAID THAT SHE LOVED ME AND WOULD ALWAYS BE TRUE
AND I TOLD HER THAT I LOVED HER TOO
AND THOUGH WE’D JUST MET THERE WAS MAGIC THAT NIGHT
LIKE A BOOK, IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
THEN SHE TOOK ME UPSTAIRS WITH A SMILE AND A WINK
BUT THE SWEETHEART HAD FIDDLED MY DRINK
AND WHEN I AWOKE SHE WAS NOT NEXT TO ME
FOR I WAS 200 MILES OUT ON THE SALT SEA
CHORUS:
SHANGHAIED AGAIN IT SERVES ME RIGHT FOR I’M A DRUNKEN FOOL
SHE MADE ME FALL FOR HER DELIGHTS HOW COULD SHE BE SO CRUEL
VERSE 1:
JUST HOME FROM SEA AND GLAD WAS I TO BE ON SOLID GROUND
I SWORE TO GOD THAT NEVERMORE WOULD I LEAVE BELFAST TOWN
I SOLD ALL MY COLD WEATHER GEAR TO SOME NAÏVE YOUNG TAR
AND WITH ME POCKETS JINGLING I STOPPED IN THE HARBOUR BAR
VERSE 2:
WELL STRAIGHT WAY SHE CAME UP TO ME AND TOOK ME BY THE ARM
HER ANGEL LOOKS BEGUILED ME AND I THOUGHT AH WHAT’S THE HARM
WE DRANK, WE LAUGHED, WE KISSED AND COOED JUST LIKE TRUE LOVERS DO
‘TWAS THEN SHE WHISPERED IN ME EAR “I THINK THAT I LOVE YOU”
VERSE 3:
I SCARCELY COULD BELIEVE ME LUCK AS WE WENT UP THE STAIRS
SHE GAVE TO ME A GLASS OF WINE AS SHE UNPINNED HER HAIR
I DRANK IT QUICK AS LIGHTNING AS SHE LET HER RED DRESS FALL
AND HER NAKED BEAUTY IS THE VERY LAST THING I RECALL
VERSE 4:
I WOKE ABOARD A SAILING SHIP ME POUR OULD HEAD WAS SORE
OUT AMONG THE ROLLING WAVES FAR FROM THE SHAMROCK SHORE
NO WEATHER GEAR TO KEEP ME WARM NO ONE TO PITY ME
‘TWAS THEN I WISHED THAT I WAS DEAD PUT OUT OF MISERY
VERSE 5:
SO HERE I AM A SADDER MAN BUT WISER JUST THE SAME
I’VE LEARNED ME LESSON WELL THIS TIME I KNOW HER LITTLE GAME
SHE TOOK ME PRIDE, SHE BROKE ME HEART SHE STOLE ME MONEY TOO
NO MORE I’LL TRUST THOSE PRETTY GIRLS LIKEWISE THEIR WITCH’S BREW
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An Irishman In Paris
03:35
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AN IRISHMAN IN PARIS
CHORUS:
DRINKING WINE INSTEAD OF PORTER
LIFE IS GRAND IN THE LATIN QUARTER
OH-LA-LA AND C’EST LA VIE
AN IRISHMAN IN GAY PAREE
VERSE 1:
TO THE SHORES OF FRANCE I MADE ME WAY
THOUGH I COULDN’T PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS
BUT TOUTE SUITE I DID COME TO SEE
THAT PARIS WAS THE PLACE TO BE
VERSE 2:
LES MADAMEMOISELLES I DO ADORE
THEY DANCE-MOI ALL AROUND THE FLOOR
AND WHEN I SING THEM IRISH SONGS
THEY LAUGH AND SAY CHANTER TRÈS-BON
VERSE 3:
IT’S JIGS AND REELS FOR AN IRISHMAN
BUT THE FRENCH THEY LOVE THE OULD CAN-CAN
FOR THEY LIFT THEIR SKIRTS UP HIGH TO DANCE
MAIS-OUI C’EST FANTASTIQUE IN FRANCE
VERSE 4:
SUR RUE ST. GERMAIN THERE’S A SMALL CAFE
AND YOU’LL FIND ME THERE ANY TIME OF DAY
I’LL BE SIPPING WINE WITH A WANDERING EYE
C’EST-SI-BON TO WATCH LES FILLES GO BY
VERSE 5:
NOW WHEN I RETURN TO BELFAST TOWN
ME FRIENDS WILL GREET ME WITH A FROWN
WITH ME NEW MOUSTACHE AND ME WEE BERET
THEY’LL THINK THAT GEORGES HAS TURNED FRANCAIS
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'Tis Of My Rambles
03:20
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‘TIS OF MY RAMBLES
VERSE 1:
WELL SINCE I WAS JUST A LAD I’VE HAD THE ROVIN’ ON ME MIND
AT SIXTEEN YEARS I BID ADIEU AND WANDERED FAR AWAY
FROM BALLYMENA TOWN I LEFT OULD IRELAND FAR BEHIND
BUT I KNEW THAT I’D RETURN AGAIN SOME DAY
CHORUS:
AND I WONDER ARE THE GREEN FIELDS STILL AS GREEN AS THEY CAN BE
AND I WONDER IF THE SINGING BIRDS ARE SINGING IN THE TREES
AND IS THE AIR AS SWEET FROM THE SMELL OF BURNING PEAT
AND WILL ANYONE REMEMBER ME
VERSE 2:
SO I TRAMPED THE BRITISH ISLES THEN I SAILED ACROSS THE SEA
I WONDERED WHAT ME FATE WOULD BE IN NORTH AMERICAY
WE LANDED IN QUEBEC WHERE THEY FLY THE FLEUR-DE-LIS
AND FROM THERE I RAMBLED DOWN THROUGH BOSTON WAY
VERSE 3:
WELL IN FRISCO NEXT ARRIVED WHERE I FELL IN LOVE ONE DAY
AND I SWORE I’D TAKE HER HOME AND SHOW HER ROUND THE EMERALD ISLE
BUT THE CHILDREN CAME ALONG AND THE TIME IT SLIPPED AWAY
THOUGH I DREAMT OF DEAR OULD IRELAND ALL THE WHILE
VERSE 4:
AND NOW I’M OLD AND GREY AND ME ROVIN’ DAYS ARE DONE
RETURNING TO OULD IRELAND’S JUST A DREAM ACROSS THE FOAM
BUT ME THOUGHTS ARE STILL ME OWN AND I KNOW WHERE I BEGUN
AND FONDLY DO I THINK BACK ON ME HOME
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The Braidwater Mill
04:03
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THE BRAIDWATER MILL
VERSE 1:
THEY WORKED FROM MORN TIL NIGHT AND THEY SELDOM SAW THE LIGHT
‘TWAS HEARTY SOULS A-WORKING AT THE MILL UPON THE BRAID
THEY TOILED THEIR LIVES AWAY JUST TO EARN THEIR DAILY PAY
LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE LINEN TRADE
CHORUS:
THEY WERE YOUNG AND STRONG AND ABLE AND DESTINED FROM THE CRADLE
TO FOLLOW KIN BEFORE THEM AND LEARN THE WEAVING SKILL
THEIR BACKS WERE BENT AND BURNING A PITTANCE THEY WERE EARNING
BUT THEY KEPT THE WHEELS-A-TURNING AT THE BRAIDWATER MILL
VERSE 2:
WHEN YOU WORK THE GOLDEN FLAX THEN YOU’LL SOON PICK UP THE KNACK
AT THE SCUTCHING AND THE HACKLING TO PRODUCE THE FINEST THREAD
AND WHEN THE BOBBIN’S FULL THEN YOU CHANGE ANOTHER SPOOL
TO KEEP THE SPINNERS HAPPY IN THE SHED
VERSE 3:
THERE WAS FLAX DUST IN THEIR LUNGS, IN THEIR EYES AND ON THEIR TONGUES
DRIFTING IN THE AIR LIKE A MIST UPON THE SEA
THE DIN WAS EVERYWHERE AND THE HEAT WAS HARD TO BEAR
AS THEY WORKED AWAY IN WATER TO THEIR KNEES
VERSE 4:
NOW THEY’VE SHUT IT DOWN THEY’VE KNOCKED IT TO THE GROUND
FOR A HUNDRED YEARS AND MORE THE FINEST LINEN CAME FROM HERE
WE PRAISE THEM ONE AND ALL DOWN AT THE LINEN HALL
FOR GIVING US THEIR BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
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THE GREEN ROLLING HILLS OF MY HOME
INTRO:
VERSE 1:
WELL I’M BIDDING FAREWELL TO THE LAND OF MY CHILDHOOD
WHERE FRIENDS AND RELATIONS REMAIN
WITH ME HEART FULL OF WOE IT GRIEVES ME TO GO
BUT I MEAN TO RETURN ONCE AGAIN
VERSE 2:
THE LAND THAT I LOVE CAN NO LONGER SUPPORT US
THE HUNGER AND COLD TAKES NO REST
THE BLIGHT ON THE FIELDS LEAVES LITTLE TO YIELD
AND THE LANDLORDS TAKE ONLY THE BEST
CHORUS:
SO I’M SAILING AWAY AT THE DAWN OF THE DAY
BUT NO MATTER WHERE I CHANCE TO ROAM
ME HEART IT WILL YEARN TIL THE DAY I RETURN
TO THE GREEN ROLLING HILLS OF MY HOME
VERSE 3:
THE OLD ONES THEY SAY THAT THE VOYAGE IS FOLLY
TO CROSS THE ATLANTICAL SEA
AND MANY BEFORE WHO SAILED FROM THE SHORE
WELL THEY NEVER REACHED SWEET LIBERTY
VERSE 4:
AND IF I SHOULD SOMEHOW BE ONE OF THE CHOSEN
TO REACH NORTH AMERICA’S SHORE
COME HARDSHIP OR PAIN I WILL NEVER COMPLAIN
AT WHAT PROVIDENCE MIGHT HAVE IN STORE
VERSE 5:
KIND FATE BLOW YE WINDS BOTH GENTLE AND EASY
AND GUIDE US SAFE OVER THE FOAM
I’LL HOPE AND I’LL PRAY TO RETURN ONE FINE DAY
TO THE GREEN ROLLING HILLS OF MY HOME
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SAIL AWAY YOU SAILOR BOYS
VERSE 1:
WE’RE LEAVING DEAR OULD DUBLIN WE’RE SAILING WITH THE TIDE
THE DOCKS ARE FILLED WITH LASSIES ALL FORLORN AND TEARY-EYED
THE PARTING’S NEVER EASY AS WE PULL AWAY FROM SHORE
FOR DEVIL A HOME WE’LL SEE AGAIN FOR FORTY DAYS OR MORE
CHORUS:
SO SAIL AWAY (SAIL AWAY) SO SAIL AWAY (SAIL AWAY)
SO SAIL AWAY YOU SAILOR BOYS THE WIND IS BLOWING FREE
SO SAIL AWAY (SAIL AWAY) SO SAIL AWAY (SAIL AWAY)
SO SAIL AWAY YOU SAILORS SAIL AWAY ACROSS THE SEA
VERSE 2:
WE’RE HEADED FOR THE SUNNY SHORES OF PORTUGAL AND SPAIN
WITH TURF FROM TIPPERARY AND FROM ANTRIM FLAX AND GRAIN
BUT THE PRIZE OF ALL THE CARGO OF THIS THERE’S LITTLE DOUBT
THERE’S CRATES OF IRISH WHISKEY AND THERE’S KEGS OF GUINNESS STOUT
VERSE 3:
THE CAPTAIN COMES FROM BELFAST AND STERN BUT FAIR IS HE
YOU’D NEVER FIND A BETTER MAN ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS
THROUGH FAIR OR STORMY WEATHER WE TAKE IT AS IT COMES
FOR THE CAPTAIN JUST LIKE US HE LIKES HIS DAILY TOT OF RUM
VERSE 4:
SO HERE’S TO ALL THE SAILOR BOYS WHEREVER YOU MAY ROAM
AND MAY YOU HAVE A WORTHY SHIP WHEN PLOWING THROUGH THE FOAM
AND MAY THE FATES BE GENTLE AND SMILE UPON US ALL
AND WE’LL DRINK TO OUR GOOD FORTUNE AT THE NEAREST PORT OF CALL
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SOME OF IRELAND’S LOVELY SIGHTS
NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST
AND ALSO A LOVE SONG
CHORUS:
HAVE YOU SEEN THE SUN GO DOWN ON CONNEMARA
HAVE YOU SEEN THE FISHING BOATS IN DINGLE BAY
HAVE YOU BEEN TO DONEGAL HAVE YOU SEEN GLENARIFF FALLS
I’D BE VERY GLAD TO GUIDE YOU ON THE WAY
YES VERY GLAD TO GUIDE YOU ON THE WAY
VERSE 1:
THE NORTHERN COAST IT SPARKLES LIKE A JEWEL
WHEN THE ANTRIM GLENS ARE WET WITH MORNING DEW
THE GOLDEN PORTRUSH STRAND AND THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY GRAND
ARE LOVELY BUT NOT HALF AS NICE AS YOU
VERSE 2:
TO WALK ALONG THE BANKS BESIDE THE LIFFEY
AS DUBLIN COMES AWAKE WITH ALL HER CHARMS
WITH THE CRAIC AND GUINNESS STOUT SURE IT’S HEAVEN HEARABOUTS
THOUGH I KNOW I’D BE IN HEAVEN IN YOUR ARMS
VERSE 3:
YOU’LL HEAR THE SHANDON BELLS OF CORK A-RINGING
THAT GRAND OULD CITY ON THE RIVER LEE
THERE’S THE BLARNEY STONE TO KISS DON’T FORGET TO MAKE A WISH
BUT I WISH INSTEAD THAT YOU WERE KISSING ME
VERSE 4:
THERE’S SPLENDOUR IN THE MIGHTY CLIFFS OF MOHER
AND THERE’S BEAUTY IN KILLARNEY’S LAKES SO BLUE
FROM DERRY TO TRALEE THERE’S LOVELY SIGHTS TO SEE
THOUGH THE ONLY SIGHT I SEE IS LOVELY YOU
VERSE 5:
SAYS SHE I’VE SEEN THE WONDERS OF OLD IRELAND
SO YOUR BLARNEY TONGUE WAS ALL IN VAIN YOU KNOW
YOU NEEDN’T HAVE TRIED SO HARD TO CATCH ME OFF ME GUARD
FOR YOU HAD ME HEART WHEN FIRST YOU SAID HELLO
CHORUS: #2
I’VE SEEN THE SUN GO DOWN ON CONNEMARA
AND I’VE SEEN THE FISHING BOATS IN DINGLE BAY
I’VE BEEN TO DONEGAL AND I’VE SEEN GLENARIFF FALLS
I’D BE VERY GLAD TO GUIDE YOU ON THE WAY
CHORUS: #3
I’VE SEEN THE SUN GO DOWN ON CONNEMARA
AND I’VE SEEN THE FISHING BOATS IN DINGLE BAY
I’VE BEEN TO DONEGAL AND I’VE SEEN GLENARIFF FALLS
I’D BE VERY GLAD TO GUIDE YOU ON THE WAY
YES VERY GLAD TO GUIDE YOU ON THE WAY
YES VERY GLAD TO BE WITH YOU TODAY
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9. |
The Banshee's Cry
05:40
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THE BANSHEE’S CRY
VERSE 1:
ME NAME IS FRANKIE KAVANAGH IN IRELAND I DO DWELL
IT’S OF A FAMILY CURSE I SING THE TRUTH TO YOU I’LL TELL
A BANSHEE DOES APPEAR TO US A HARBINGER OF DEATH
A WARNING THAT SOON ONE OF US WILL DRAW THEIR FINAL BREATH
VERSE 2:
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT NO MOON TO LIGHT THE SKY
I WASN’T MORE THAN FOUR OR FIVE WHEN FIRST I HEARD HER CRY
A WAILING LAMENTATION THAT FILLED ME WITH THE FRIGHT
AND IN THE MORNING I WAS TOLD YOUR GRANDAD DIED LAST NIGHT
CHORUS:
PERHAPS IT’S JUST THE WIND THAT’S WHISTLING ROUND THE WINDOW PANE
OR MAYBE IT WAS THUNDER OR THE RHYTHM OF THE RAIN
THE OLD ONES SAY AN OMEN AND DEATH WON’T BE DENIED
THE DEVIL’S OUT OF A-HUNTING WHEN YOU HEAR THE BANSHEE’S CRY
OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH
OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH OH-OH
VERSE 3:
SHE COMES TO WARN THE FAMILY THAT DEATH IS CREEPING NEAR
HER EYES ARE RED FROM CRYING AS SHE SHEDS HER BITTER TEARS
A WOMAN OF THE FAIRY FOLK SHE SINGS IN MOURNFUL TONES
AND IF YOU HEARD HER KEENING IT WOULD CHILL YOU TO THE BONE
VERSE 4:
TO HEAR THE BANSHEE HOWLING IS TO MAKE YOUR BLOOD RUN COLD
KNOWING THAT THE DEVIL’S COME TO CLAIM ANOTHER SOUL
THE FAMILY ARE ALL GONE NOW I’M THE LAST YOU SEE
AND EVERY NIGHT I WAIT IN DREAD TO HEAR HER CRY FOR ME
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10. |
Star of the County Down
02:56
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STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
VERSE 1:
NEAR TO BANBRIDGE TOWN IN THE COUNTY DOWN
ONE MORNING LAST JULY
DOWN A BOREEN GREEN CAME A SWEET COLLEEN
AND SHE SMILED AS SHE PASSED ME BY
SHE LOOKED SO NEAT FROM HER TWO BARE FEET
TO THE SHEEN OF HER NUT BROWN HAIR
SUCH A WINSOME ELF SURE I SHOOK ME SELF
FOR TO SEE I WAS REALLY THERE
CHORUS:
FROM BANTRY BAY UP TO DERRY’S QUAY
AND FROM GALWAY TO DUBLIN TOWN
NO MAID I’VE SEEN LIKE THE FAIR COLLEEN
THAT I MET IN THE COUNTY DOWN
VERSE 2:
AS SHE ONWARD SPED SURE I SCRATCHED ME HEAD
AND I LOOKED WITH A FEELING RARE
AND I SAYS SAYS I TO A PASSER-BY
“WHO’S THE MAID WITH THE NUT-BROWN HAIR”
WELL HE SMILED AT ME AND HE SAYS SAYS HE
“THAT’S THE GEM OF IRELAND’S CROWN
YOUNG ROSIE McCANN FROM THE BANKS OF THE BANN
SHE’S THE STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN”
VERSE 3:
SHE HAD SOFT BROWN EYES AND A LOOK SO SHY
AND A SMILE LIKE THE ROSE IN JUNE
AND SHE SANG SO SWEET WHAT A LOVELY TREAT
AS SHE LILTED AN IRISH TUNE
AT THE LAMMAS DANCE I WAS IN A TRANCE
AS SHE WHIRLED WITH THE BOYS OF THE TOWN
AND ME HEART DID RACE JUST TO SEE THE FACE
OF THE STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
VERSE 4:
AT THE HARVEST FAIR SHE’LL BE SURELY THERE
SO I’LL DRESS IN ME SUNDAY CLOTHES
WITH ME SHOES SHONE BRIGHT AND ME HAT CROCKED RIGHT
FOR A SMILE FROM THE NUT-BROWN ROSE
NO PIPE I’ll SMOKE NO HORSE I’LL YOKE
‘TIL ME PLOUGH IS A RUST COLOURED BROWN
‘TIL A SMILING BRIDE BY ME OWN FIRESIDE
SITS THE STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
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11. |
Just a Little Kiss
03:11
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JUST A LITTLE KISS
VERSE 1:
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I RAMBLED ALL AROUND
WITHOUT A CARE I ROVED FROM TOWN TO TOWN
‘TIL A LASS I CHANCED TO MEET AND SHE SWEPT ME OFF ME FEET
AND ALL IT TOOK WAS JUST A LITTLE KISS
CHORUS:
JUST A KISS ONE LITTLE KISS
AND ALL IT TOOK WAS JUST A LITTLE KISS
VERSE 2:
SLY CUPID CAST HIS NET AND I WAS CAUGHT
ME BRAIN WAS PARALYZED FROM SIMPLE THOUGHT
NOT A MOMENT COULD I FIND WHEN SHE WASN’T ON ME MIND
AND ALL IT TOOK WAS JUST A LITTLE KISS
VERSE 3:
I THOUGHT THE DOCTOR’S HELP IS WHAT I NEED
FOR I COULDN’T SLEEP AND I WAS OFF ME FEED
BUT HE SAID BAD NEWS ME SON YOUR BACHELOR DAYS ARE DONE
AND ALL IT TOOK WAS JUST A LITTLE KISS
VERSE 4:
NOW ME ROVIN’ DAYS HAVE ALL BECOME A BLUR
FOR I’M BESOTTED BY THE VERY THOUGHT OF HER
AND WHATEVER HER DEMANDS SURE I’M PUTTY IN HER HANDS
AND ALL IT TOOK WAS JUST A LITTLE KISS
VERSE 5:
I PLEDGED ME LOVE TO HER AND SHE TO ME
AND I ASKED HER HAND IN MARRIAGE NERVOUSLY
WELL SHE NODDED AND SHE LAUGHED
BOY I THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER ASK
AND ALL IT TOOK WAS JUST A LITTLE KISS
VERSE 6:
AND WHEN SHE GOT THE URGE TO HAVE A CHILD
SAID I I’M MORE THAN HAPPY TO OBLIGE
NOW WE HAVE MAISE, SEAN AND MAY
WITH TWO MORE ON THE WAY
AND ALL IT TOOK WAS JUST A LITTLE KISS
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Mo Chuisle Gra Mo Chroí
04:59
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MO CHUISLE GRA MO CHRÓI
VERSE 1:
I USED TO WANDER AIMLESSLY LIKE A SHIP WITHOUT A SAIL
LOST UPON THE RESTLESS SEA MY SPIRITS FEELING FRAIL
BUT THEN A WARM AND GENTLE BREEZE TOOK ME BY THE HAND
AND BROUGHT ME BACK TO SOLID GROUND AND THAT WAS YOU SWEET ANNE
VERSE 2:
MY LOVE FOR YOU IS ENDLESS LIKE THE SAND UPON THE SHORE
AND STRONGER THAN ATLANTIC GALES WHERE MIGHTY BILLOWS ROAR
IT’S DEEPER THAN THE OCEAN AND IT’S HIGHER THAN THE SKY
MAY NO ONE EVER COME BETWEEN MY OWN SWEET LOVE AND I
CHORUS:
I’VE SEEN THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
AND SAILED THE SEVEN SEAS
BUT NONE CAN MATCH THE BEAUTY OF
MO CHUISLE GRA MO CHROI
VERSE 3:
I AM A MAN OF SIMPLE MEANS MONEY HAVE I NONE
BUT I WILL PLEDGE TO YOU REAL LOVE AS GOLDEN AS THE SUN
AND SHOULD YOU FIND ANOTHER AND FROM ME YOU DID PART
HOW COULD I LOOK BACK IN ANGER WHEN YOU’RE MY JOY OF MY HEART
VERSE 4:
I GIVE TO YOU MY HEART AND SOUL IT’S ALL I HAVE TO GIVE
AND IN RETURN I ASK YOUR LOVE AS LONG AS I MIGHT LIVE
AND IF THERE IS AN AFTER-LIFE I’LL ASK THE GODS ABOVE
IF I CAN SPEND ETERNITY BESIDE THE ONE I LOVE
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13. |
Irish Whiskey Song
05:01
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IRISH WHISKEY SONG
VERSE 1:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF TULLAMORE DEW FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
TULLAMORE DEW, DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 2:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF BUSHMILLS BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW, DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 3:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF JAMESONS BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW, DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 4:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF COLERAINE BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW,
DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 5:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF CASSIDYS BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
CASSIDYS, COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW,
DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 6:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF MIDLETON BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
MIDLETON, CASSIDYS, COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW,
DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 7:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF MULLIGANS BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
MULLIGANS, MIDLETON, CASSIDYS, COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW,
DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 8:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF RED BREAST BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
RED BREAST, MULLIGANS, MIDLETON, CASSIDYS, COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW, DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 9:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF GREENSPOT BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
GREENSPOT, RED BREAST, MULLIGANS, MIDLETON, CASSIDYS, COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW, DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 10:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF PADDYS BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
PADDYS, GREENSPOT, RED BREAST, MULLIGANS, MIDLETON, CASSIDYS, COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW, DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 11:
WELL HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY IT’S A DRINK OF HIGH DEGREE
GIVE ME A GLASS OF BOYS FOR THAT’S THE ONE FOR ME
POWERS, PADDYS, GREENSPOT, RED BREAST, MULLIGANS, MIDLETON, CASSIDYS, COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW, DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF
WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
VERSE 12:
HERE’S TO IRISH WHISKEY SURE WE LOVE THEM ONE AND ALL
WE’LL HAVE A GLASS OF TEELINGS, BOYS BEFORE THE FINAL CALL
TEELINGS, POWERS, PADDYS, GREENSPOT, RED BREAST, MULLIGANS, MIDLETON, CASSIDYS, COLERAINE, JAMESONS, BUSHMILLS, TULLAMORE DEW,
DEAR OLD IRELAND BREWS THE STUFF WE HOPE TO HELL THEY BREW ENOUGH
TO KEEP US HALE AND HEARTY AND TOAST THE COMPANY
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14. |
Band Without A Country
05:39
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BAND WITHOUT A COUNTRY
BALLAD OF THE ROVERS
VERSE 1:
WE LEFT OUR HOME IN IRELAND MANY YEARS AGO
AND CROSSED THE WIDE ATLANTIC TO A PLACE CALLED MIMICO
JUST OUTSIDE TORONTO WE STARTED OUR NEW LIFE
FAR FROM DEAR OULD IRELAND HER TROUBLES AND HER STRIFE
VERSE 2:
RAISED WITH LOVE AND MUSIC WE KNEW THE OLD SONGS WELL
I MET BIG JIM FROM BELFAST AND TOGETHER WE DID GELL
IT WAS DERRY’S QUAY AND BRIGID FLYNN AND WHISKEY IN THE JAR
WHEN JOE WOULD SING KELLSWATER THERE WAS QUIET IN THE BAR
CHORUS:
A BAND WITHOUT A COUNTRY A BAND WITHOUT A HOME
AND YET WE’RE ALWAYS WELCOME NO MATTER WHERE WE ROAM
NO ONE WANTS TO CLAIM US NO ONE KNOWS WE’RE THERE
A BAND WITHOUT A COUNTRY IS OUR CROSS TO BEAR
VERSE 3:
WE TRAVELLED CROSS THE COUNTRY TO CANADA’S WESTERN SHORE
WILL WAS SINGING CHILDREN’S SONGS ‘TWAS THERE HE JUMPED ON BOARD
WE LEFT FOR CALIFORNIA WITH A POCEKTFUL OF DREAMS
THE GOODSHIP IRISH ROVER WAS SAILING AT FULL STEAM
VERSE 4:
THE ICEHOUSE AND THE TROUBADOUR BECAME OUR STOMPING GROUNDS
THE PURPLE ONION HUNGRY i THE CIRCUIT WE WENT ROUND
THE BITTEREND THE LUMBERMILL AND MECCA WERE THE CREAM
WE PLAYED THEM ALL FROM EAST TO WEST AND ALL SPOTS IN BETWEEN
VERSE 5:
SHEL WAS WRITING STORES AND SINGING ON THE SIDE
HE LET US HAVE HIS UNICORN AND WE TOOK IT FOR A RIDE
IT SERVED US WELL A GOOD FEW YEARS FIFTY COMES TO MIND
WHEREVER WE WENT ROVING ROUND PROVIDENCE WAS KIND
VERSE 6:
NOT IRISH ENOUGH FOR IRELAND THAT’S HARD TO UNDERSTAND
AND CANADA TURNED HER BACK BECAUSE WE’RE NOT FROM NEWFOUNDLAND
SO WE’LL LEAVE IT TO THE PEOPLE OUR FANS BEYOND COMPARE
THE ONES WHO HEAR THE MUSIC OF THE BOYS FROM GOD KNOWS WHERE
VERSE 7:
GOLD RECORDS ON THE WALL A DOORWAY TO THE PAST
MEMORIES TO PONDER ON BUT MEMORIES NEVER LAST
BUT MUSIC LIVES FOREVER AND WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE A SONG
BUT STILL I HAVE TO WONDER WHERE THE HELL DO WE BELONG
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15. |
The Irish Reggae Band
04:31
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THE IRISH REGGAE BAND
CHORUS:
IN THE LAND OF SUN AND MUSIC
WHERE THE RUM IS CLOSE AT HAND
OH THEY SING AND DANCE AND THEY FIND ROMANCE
TO THE IRISH REGGAE BAND
VERSE 1:
WE COME FORM PADDY’S GREEN ISLAND
WHERE THE DEAR LITTLE SHAMROCK GROWS
WE’VE COME TO THIS TROPICAL DIAMOND
WHERE THE MARLEY MUSIC FLOWS
BOTH OUR ISLANDS THRIVE ON MUSIC
WITH A JOY YOU CAN’T CONCEAL
THE SONGS OF THE MIGHTY SPARROW
AND THE IRISH JIGS AND REELS
VERSE 2:
WE SING OF BUFFALO SOLDIERS
AND LEAVING DERRY’S QUAY
OF SAILOR MEN AND COLLEENS
AND WE SING MONTEGO BAY
WITH THE FLUTE, GUITAR AND BANJO
THE FIDDLE AND STEEL DRUMS
THE BODHRAN AND THE SHAKERS MON
OH THEY MAKE THE MUSIC HUM
VERSE 3:
FROM DUBLIN DOWN TO KINGSTON
FROM NINE-MILE TO DONEGAL
THEY COME FROM EVERY PART OF THE ISLAND
AND WE PLAY FOR ONE AND ALL
WE’RE SEEKING FUN AND LAUGHTER
ON THIS WARM JAMAICAN NIGHT
NO POLITICS NO RELIGION
THERE’S NO TIME TO FUSS AND FIGHT
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The Irish Rovers Victoria, British Columbia
"Throughout the years, these international ambassadors of Irish music have maintained their timeless ability to deliver a rollicking, rousing performance of good cheer - one that will soon have you singing and clapping along. Their songs have become anthems of revelry and joy among generation after generation of fans." - BELFAST TELEGRAPH ... more
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