Young Dubliners - With All Due Respect - The Rocky Road to Dublin video free download

In the merry month of May, out from me home I started,

Left the girls of Tuam, Nearly broken hearted,

Saluted father dear, Kissed my darlin' mother,

Drank a pint of beer, grief and tears to smother,

Off to reap the corn, leave where I was born,

cut a stout blackthorn, To banish ghost and goblin,

brand new pair of brogues, rattled o'er the bogs,

Frightened all the dogs, On the rocky road to Dublin.

(Chorus)

One, two, three, four, five,

Hunt the hare and turn her

Down the rocky road

And all the ways to Dublin,

Whack-for-al-de-a.

In Mullingar that night, rested limbs so weary,

Started by daylight, Next mornin' bright and early,

Took a drop of the pure, keep my heart from sinkin',

That's the Paddys cure, Whene'er he's on for drinking.

see the lasses smile, Laughing all the while,

At me darlin style, set your heart a throbbin.

Enquirin bout me pay, wage if I required,

Till I was nearly tired, Of the rocky road to Dublin.

In Dublin next arrived, thought it such a pity,

To be so soon deprived, view of that fine city.

Decided to take a stroll, All among the quality,

bundle it was stole, In that neat locality;

Something crossed my mind, Then I looked behind;

No bundle could I find, Upon my stick a wobblin'.

Enquirin' after the rogue, Said my Connacht brogue,

Wasn't much in vogue, On the rocky road to Dublin.

Went upon me way, spirits never failin'

Landed on the quay As the ship was sailin';

Captain at me roared, Said no room had he,

Then I jumped aboard, room found for Paddy,

Down amongst the pigs, did some hearty rigs,

Danced some hearty jigs, The water round us bubblin',

Then off Holyhead, wished that I was dead,

Or better off instead, On the rocky road to Dublin.

The boys of Liverpool, When we safely landed,

Called myself a fool, could no longer stand it;

Blood began to boil, Temper I was losin',

When ould Erin's isle, They began abusin',

"Hurrah for a," says I, Let me shillelagh fly;

Galway boys were by, knew I was a hobblin,

with a loud hurray, joined in the affray.

Soon we cleared the way, For the rocky road to Dublin