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The Rocky Road to Dublin
The Celtic Tenors
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In the merry month of June from me home I started
Left the girls of Tuam, so sad and broken hearted
Saluted Father dear, kissed me darling mother
Drank a pint of beer, me grief and fears to smother
Then off to reap the corn
Leave where I was born
Cut a stout blackthorn
To banish ghosts and goblins
A brand new pair of brogues
Rattlin' o'er the bogs
Frightenin' all the dogs
On the rocky road to Dublin
One, two, three, four, five
Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
And all the way to Dublin, whack fol lol le rah
In Dublin next arrived, I thought it'd be a pity
To be so soon deprived a view of that fine city
So then I took a stroll, all among the quality
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
One, two, three, four, five
Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
And all the way to Dublin, whack fol lol le rah
From there I got away, me spirits never failing
Landed on the quay, 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
They had some funny rigs
They danced a hearty jig
The water round me bubbling
Off to Holyhead
Wished meself was dead
Or better far instead
On the rocky road to Dublin
One, two, three, four, five
Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
And all the way to Dublin, whack fol lol le rah
The boys of Liverpool, when we safely landed
Upped and called me 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
Shillelagh I let fly
Some Galway boys were nigh
They saw I was a hobbling
With a loud "Hurray", joined me in the fray
We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin
One, two, three, four, five
Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
And all the way to Dublin, whack fol lol le rah
Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
And all the way to Dublin, whack fol lol le rah
Whack fol lol le rah