[ti:The Rocky Road To Dublin]
[ar:The Dubliners]
[00:07.594]In  the  merry  month  of  May,From  my  home  I  started,
[00:10.345]Left  the  girls  of  Tuam,Nearly  broken  hearted,
[00:13.296]Saluted  father  dear,Kissed  my  darlin'mother,
[00:15.898]Drank  a  pint  of  beer,My  grief  and  tears  to  smother,
[00:18.653]Then  off  to  reap  the  corn,And  leave  where  I  was  born,
[00:21.305]I  cut  a  stout  blackthorn,To  banish  ghost  and  goblin,
[00:23.905]In  a  brand  new  pair  of  brogues,I  rattled  o'er  the  bogs,
[00:26.659]And  frightened  all  the  dogs,On  the  rocky  road  to  Dublin.
[00:29.512]One,two,three,four,five
[00:31.313]Hunt  the  hare  and  turn  her  down  the  rocky  road  and  all  the  way  to  Dublin,
[00:34.716]whack-fol-la-de-da!
[00:36.457]In  Mullingar  that  night,I  rested  limbs  so  weary,
[00:38.957]Started  by  daylight,Next  mornin'light  and  airy,
[00:41.763]Took  a  drop  of  the  pure,To  keep  my  heart  from  sinkin',
[00:44.317]That's  an  Irishman's  cure,Whene'er  he's  on  for  drinking.
[00:46.772]To  see  the  lasses  smile,Laughing  all  the  while
[00:49.427]At  my  curious  style,'Twould  set  your  heart  a-bubblin'.
[00:52.77]They  ax'd  if  I  was  hired,The  wages  I  required,
[00:54.578]Till  I  was  almost  tired,Of  the  rocky  road  to  Dublin.
[00:57.529]One,two,three,four,five
[00:58.830]Hunt  the  hare  and  turn  her  down  the  rocky  road  and  all  the  way  to  Dublin,
[01:02.732]whack-fol-la-de-da!
[01:04.233]In  Dublin  next  arrived,I  thought  it  such  a  pity,
[01:07.35]To  be  so  soon  deprived,A  view  of  that  fine  city.
[01:09.540]Then  I  took  a  stroll,All  among  the  quality,
[01:11.741]My  bundle  it  was  stole,In  a  neat  locality;
[01:13.995]Something  crossed  my  mind,Then  I  looked  behind;
[01:16.750]No  bundle  could  I  find,Upon  my  stick  a  wobblin'.
[01:19.557]Enquirin'for  the  rogue,They  said  my  Connacht  brogue,
[01:22.58]Wasn't  much  in  vogue,On  the  rocky  road  to  Dublin.
[01:24.614]One,two,three,four,five
[01:26.14]Hunt  the  hare  and  turn  her  down  the  rocky  road  and  all  the  way  to  Dublin,
[01:30.66]whack-fol-la-de-da!
[01:31.319]From  there  I  got  away,My  spirits  never  failin'
[01:33.720]Landed  on  the  quay  As  the  ship  was  sailin';
[01:36.569]Captain  at  me  roared,Said  that  no  room  had  he,
[01:39.275]When  I  jumped  aboard,A  cabin  found  for  Paddy,
[01:41.476]Down  among  the  pigs  I  played  some  funny  rigs,
[01:43.828]Danced  some  hearty  jigs,The  water  round  me  bubblin',
[01:46.384]When  off  Holyhead,I  wished  myself  was  dead,
[01:48.884]Or  better  far  instead,On  the  rocky  road  to  Dublin.
[01:51.783]One,two,three,four,five
[01:53.83]Hunt  the  hare  and  turn  her  down  the  rocky  road  and  all  the  way  to  Dublin,
[01:57.940]whack-fol-la-de-da!
[01:58.139]The  boys  of  Liverpool,When  we  safely  landed,
[02:00.942]Called  myself  a  fool;I  could  no  longer  stand  it;
[02:03.544]Blood  began  to  boil,Temper  I  was  losin',
[02:05.843]Poor  ould  Erin's  isle  They  began  abusin',
[02:08.396]"Hurrah  my  soul,"sez  I,My  shillelagh  I  let  fly;
[02:11.200]Some  Galway  boys  were  by,Saw  I  was  a  hobble  in,
[02:14.101]Then  with  a  loud  hurray,They  joined  in  the  affray.
[02:16.352]We  quickly  cleared  the  way,For  the  rocky  road  to  Dublin.
[02:19.106]One,two,three,four,five
[02:20.157]Hunt  the  hare  and  turn  her  down  the  rocky  road  and  all  the  way  to  Dublin,
[02:23.814]whack-fol-la-de-da!
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