Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
This graveyard hides a million secrets,
The trees know more than they can tell
The ghosts of the Saints and the scholars will haunt you
In Heaven and in Hell
Rattle by the glimmer man, the boogie man the holy man
Livin’ in the shadow, the shadow of the gunman
Rattled like the coppers in your greasy till,
Rattle till time stood still
Look over your shoulder hear the school bell ring;
Another day of made to measure history
I don’t care if your heroes have wings,
Your terrible beauty’s been torn
Faithful departed, we fickle hearted,
As you are now so once were we
Faithful departed, we the meek hearted,
With graces imparted bring flowers to thee
The girls in the kips proclaim their love for you,
When you stumbled in they knew you had a shilling or two
They cursed you on Sundays and Holy days of abstinence
When you all stayed away
When you slept there a naked light bulb hid your shame
Your shadows on the wall they took all the blame
The Scared Heart’s picture compassion in his eyes
Drowned out the river sighs
Let the grass grow green over the brewery tonight
It’ll never come between the darkness and the light
There is no pain that can’t be eased
By the devil’s Holy water and the rosary beads
You’re a history book I never could write,
Poetry in paralysis too deep to recite
Dress yourself bless yourself you’ve won the fight,
We’re gonna to celebrate tonight
We’ll even climb the pillar like we always meant to,
Watch the sun rise over the strand
Close our eyes and we’ll pretend,
It could somehow be the same again
I’ll bury you upright so the sun doesn’t blind you,
You won’t have to gaze at the rain and the stars
Sleep and dream of chapels and bars
And whiskey in the jar
Faithful departed, look what you started,
An underdog’s wounds aren’t so easy to mend
Faithful departed, there’s no broken hearted,
No more tristesse in your world without end