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the dubliners - the rocky road to dublin lyrics

[verse 1: dubliners]
while in the merry month of may from me home i started
left the girls of tuam nearly broken hearted
saluted father dear, kissed my darling mother
drank a pint of beer, my grief and tears to smother
then off to reap the corn, leave where i was born
cut a stout black th-rn to banish ghosts and goblins;
bought a pair of brogues for rattling o’er the bogs
and fright’ning all the dogs on the rocky road to dublin

[chorus: dubliners]
one, two, three four, five
hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to dublin, whack follol de rah!

[verse 2: dubliners]
in mullingar that night i rested limbs so weary
started by daylight next morning blithe and early
took a drop of the pure to keep me heart from sinking;
thats a paddy’s cure whenever he’s on drinking
they hear the l-ssies smile, laughing all the while
at me curious style, ‘twould set your heart a bubblin’
asked me was i hired, wages i required
’till i was almost tired of the rocky road to dublin

[chorus: dubliners]
one, two, three four, five
hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to dublin, whack follol de rah!

[verse 3: dubliners]
in dublin next arrived, i thought it’s such a pity
to be soon deprived a view of that fine city
then i took a stroll, all among the quality;
me bundle it was stole, all in a neat locality
something crossed me mind, when i looked behind
no bundle could i find upon me stick a wobblin’
enquiring for the rogue, said me connaught brogue
wasn’t much in vogue on the rocky road to dublin

[chorus: dubliners]
one, two, three four, five
hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to dublin, whack follol de rah!

[verse 4: dubliners]
from there i got away, me spirits never falling
landed on the quay, just as the ship was sailing
the captain at me roared, said that no room had he;
when i jumped aboard, a cabin found for paddy
down among the pigs, played some hearty rigs
danced some hearty jigs, the water round me bubbling;
when off holyhead i wished meself was dead
or better far instead on the rocky road to dublin

[chorus: dubliners]
one, two, three four, five
hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to dublin, whack follol de rah!

[verse 5: dubliners]
the boys of liverpool, when we safely landed
called meself a fool, i could no longer stand it
blood began to boil, temper i was losing;
poor old erin’s isle they began abusing
“hurrah me soul” says i, me shillelagh i’ll apply
galway boys were nigh and saw i was a hobble in
with a load “hurray !” joined in the affray
we quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to dublin

[chorus: dubliners]
one, two, three four, five
hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to dublin, whack follol de rah!

- the dubliners lyrics

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