Lyrics

I’ll tell me ma when I go home The boys won’t leave the girls alone They pulled my hair and they stole my comb Well that’s all right till I go home She is

Johnny arose on a May morning Called for water tae wash his hand Gae lowse tae me my twa grey dogs That lie bound in iron bands When Johnny’s mother she he

Oh, Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine he wants me for to wed And I would marry Johnny, but me father up and said “I’m sorry to tell you daughter, what your

I have travelled o’er this country, from shore to shining shore Frae the swamps o’ Ochardarren tae the jungles o’ Loch Ore But in all these far flung place

As I was climbing into bed, at my poor granny’s side, I looked out the window, the Brits had arrived. The house was surrounded; they smashed the front door

Well my name my friends is Lucky O’ Byrne And I’ve come to say I’ve just arrived Left the Emerald Shore back in ’75 And I’ve God to thank that I’m still al

Farewell to you, my own true love I am going far away I am bound for California But I know that I’ll return some day Chorus: So fare thee well, my own true

Don’t beat drum that frightens the children Don’t sing the songs about winning or losing Sit down beside the green fields are bleeding Sing me the music of

Oh, me name is MacNamara I’m the leader of the band Although we’re few in numbers we’re the finest in the land We play at wakes and weddings and at every f

Oh, Mary, this London’s a wonderful sight With people here working by day and by night They don’t sow potatoes, nor barley, nor wheat But there’ gangs of t