Rocky Road To Dublin

Rocky Road To Dublin - The Young Dubliners

In the merry month of may from me home I started

Left the girls of tuam nearly broken hearted

Saluted father dear kissed me darling mother

Drank a pint of beer grief and tears to smother

Off to reap the corn leave where I was born

Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins

Brand new pair of brogues rattling o'er the bogs

And fright'ning all the dogs on the rocky road to dublin'

One two three four five

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road

All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah

In mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary

Started by daylight next morning blithe and early

Took a drop of pure to keep me heartfrom sinking

Thats a paddy's cure whene'er he's on drinking

See the lassies smile laughing all the while

At me curious style 'twould set your heart a bubblin'

Asked me was I hired wages I required

I was nearly tired on the rocky road to dublin'

One two three four five

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road

All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah

In dublin next arrived I thought it such a pity

To be soon deprived a view of that fine city

Decided to take 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 after 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

All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah

From there I got away me spirits never failing

Landed on the kay as the ship was sailing

The captain at me roared said that no room had he

When I jumped aboard a room was found for paddy

Down among the pigs played some hearty rigs

Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling

Off the holyhead wished that I was dead

Or better for instead on the rocky road to dublin'

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 boys of liverpool when we safely landed

Called meself a fool could no longer stand it

Blood began to boil temper I was losing

When old erin's isle they began abusing

Hurrah for all says I let me shillelagh fly

Galway boys were nigh knew I was a hobblin'

With a load hurray joined in the affray

Soon we cleared the way for the rocky road to dublin'

One two three four five

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road

All the way to dublin' whack follol de rah