Besedila

I was born here in Ireland But a foreign land called me away Now I’ve come back to see my hometown And my friends of yesterday Gone are the old folks frien

Come all you warriors and renowned nobles Give ear unto my warlike theme And I will sing you how Father Murphy Lately aroused from his sleepy dream Neither

Over in McCann’s there’s a grand type of dance band a-playing And they’re spinnin’ out the Continental Céilí, They’re comin’ in their cars from the bars ov

Her father died the land was sold Marie tried to keep a hold Scottish law and foreign gold Cancel Marie’s wedding Chorus: Sell we gaily on we go Down at he

You may travel far far from your own native land Far away o’er the mountains, far away o’er the foam But of all the fine places that I’ve ever been Sure th

‘Twas down by Anna Liffey, my love and I did stray Where in the good old slushy mud the sea gulls sport and play. We got the whiff of ray and chips and Mar

‘Twas down by the glenside, I met an old woman She was picking young nettles and she scarce saw me coming I listened a while to the song she was humming Gl

When, like the dawning day Eileen Aroon Love sends his early ray Eileen Aroon. What makes his dawning glow Changeless through joy and woe Only the constant

Four country roads, winding to a town in County Galway Four country roads, leading to the friends I left behind Four dusty roads, winding to the town of Gl

Come tell me, dearest mother, what makes my father stay Or what can be the reason that he’s been so long away? Oh hold your tongue, my darling son, your te