Besedila

Some friends and I in a public house Was playing a game of chance one night When into the pub a fireman ran His face all a chalky white. “What’s up”, says

Well it seems when he came over things were fairly looking up Played full forward for Mountbellew when they won the county cup Young Barrett’s gone to Bost

From Derry quay we sailed away On the 23rd of May We were taken on board by a pleasant crew Bound for Americay Fresh water there we did take on Five thousa

Oh! My boat can safely float in the teeth of wind and weather And outrace the fastest hooker between Galway and Kinsale When the black floor of the ocean a

Oh, they come from the farms and the factories too And they all soon forget who they are The cares of the day are soon washed away As they sit at a stool b

Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass Come over the hills to your darling You choose the rose, love, and I’ll make the vow And I’ll be your true love f

Come sit you down my cronies and give us all your crack Let the wind take the cares of this life on its back Our hearts to despondency we never will submit

Down around the corner of the street where I reside, There lives the cutest little girl that I have ever spied. Her name is Rose O’ Grady and I don’t mind

Last night as I lay dreamin’ Of pleasant days gone by Me mind bein’ bent on travelin’ To Ireland I did fly I stepped aboard a vision and followed with my w

A trooper lad cam’ here last nicht, Wi’ ridin’ he was weary. A trooper lad cam’ here last nicht, Fan the moon shone bricht an’ clearly. “Bonnie lassie, I’l