The Rocky Road To Dublin-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! [02:26.568]