{"id":1338,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/the-boys-of-killybegs"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"the-boys-of-killybegs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/the-boys-of-killybegs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boys Of Killybegs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are wild and rocky hills, on the coast of Donegal.<br \/>\n      And their fishermen are hardy brave and free.<br \/>\n      And the big atlantic swell, is a thing they know right well,<br \/>\n      As they fight to take a living from the sea.<\/p>\n<p>CHORUS:-<br \/>\n      With the pleasant rolling sea, and the herring running free,<br \/>\n      And the fleet all riding gently through the foam.<br \/>\n      When the boats are loaded down, there&#8217;ll be singing in the town,<br \/>\n      When the boys of Killybegs come rolling home.<\/p>\n<p>      Now you don your rubber boots, and you&#8217;ve got your oilskins on,<br \/>\n      And you check the gear to see that it&#8217;s O.K.<br \/>\n      And your jumper keeps you warm, because its cold before the dawn,<br \/>\n      And your ready to begin another day.<\/p>\n<p>CHORUS<\/p>\n<p>      Well your headed out to sea, and the wind is blowing free,<br \/>\n      And you cast your nets as rain bgins to fall.<br \/>\n      But the sun comes riding through, and the clouds will soon roll by,<br \/>\n      And tonight we&#8217;ll maybe take a bumper haul.<\/p>\n<p>CHORUS<\/p>\n<p>      Sure there&#8217;s purple on the hill, but the stream&#8217;s down by the shore,<br \/>\n      And the sun has cast its gold upon the sea.<br \/>\n      And there&#8217;s silver down below, where the herring fishes go,<br \/>\n      When we catch them, there&#8217;ll be gold for you and me.<\/p>\n<p>CHORUS:-<br \/>\n      With the pleasant rolling sea, and the herring running free,<br \/>\n      And the fleet all riding gently through the foam.<br \/>\n      When the boats are loaded down, there&#8217;ll be singing in the town,<br \/>\n      When the boys of Killybegs come rolling home.<\/p>\n<p>      When the boats are loaded down, there&#8217;ll be singing in the town,<br \/>\n      When the boys of Killybegs come rolling home.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are wild and rocky hills, on the coast of Donegal. 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