FAIRY HILLS (To the tune of “Si Bheag Si Mhor”)
Long long ago in this ancient land A battle took place where two hills now stand And on the plain there lay the slain For neither the battle was won So the
Long long ago in this ancient land A battle took place where two hills now stand And on the plain there lay the slain For neither the battle was won So the
When the sun it goes down in old Dublin Town And the moon took me out for a gargle In me old Sam Brown belt and brimmer of felt I’d go down by the banks of
Way down in the County Kerry In a place they call Tralee A fine old couple they lived there Named Kate and Pat McGee They were going to give a caile On the
On a cold winter’s night, with storm at its height, the lifeboat answered the call They pitched and they tossed till we thought they were lost, as we watch
Fare thee well my lovely Dinah, a thousand times adieu We’re goin’ away from the Holy ground and the girls we all love true We will sail the South Seas ove
She was young. She was fair. She was new. She was nice. She was pure. She was sweet, seventeen. He was old. He was vile, no stranger to vice. He was bad. H
I was born in old Killarney, one day when I was young I `Spose boys that’s the reason that there’s blarney on me tongue That I was a lovely baby, me mother
I’ll take you home again Kathleen Across the ocean wild and wide To where your heart has ever been Since first you were my bonny bride The roses all have l
Hey Mac, did you see him as he cam’ doon by Gorgie Awa’ o’er the Lammerlaw and north o’ the Tay Yon man is comin’ and the hale toon is turnin’ oot We’re a’
A great crowd had gathered outside of Kilmainhem With their heads all uncovered they knelt on the ground For inside that grim prison lay a brave Irish sold