Cruachan - Rocky Road lyrics

[Arrangement: KF Words: Unknown] In the merry month of June, from me home I started, Left the girls of Tuam nearly broken-hearted, Saluted father dear, kissed me darlin' mother, Drank a pint of beer My grief and tears to smother. Then off to reap the corn and leave where I was born, Cut a stout black-thorn to banish ghosts and goblins, A brand new pair of brogues I 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 way to Dublin, Whack fol lal de da! In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary, Started by daylight next morning light and airy, Took a drop of the pure To keep me heart from sinking, That's the Paddy's cure, When'er he's on for drinking, To see the la**es smile, laughing all the while, At me curious style would set your heart a bubbling, They asked if I was hired, the wages I required, Till I was nearly tired of the rocky road to Dublin. [Chorus.] In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity, To be so soon deprived a view of that fine city, Then I took a stroll - all among the quality, Me bundle it was stole in a neat locality: Something crossed me mind, then I looked behind, No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin', Inquiring for the rogue, they said me Connaught brogue, Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin [Chorus.] From there I got away me spirits never failing, Landed on the quay as the ship was sailing, Captain at me roared, said that no room had he, When I jumped aboard, a cabin found for Paddy, Down among the pigs I played some funny rigs, Danced some hearty jigs, the water round me bubblin', When off to Holyhead I wished meself was dead, Or better far instead, the rocky road to Dublin The boys of Liverpool, when we safely landed, Called meself a fool, I could no longer stand it, Blood began to boil, temper I was losin', Poor old Eierann's isle they began abusin', "Hurrah me soul" says I, shillelagh I let fly, Galway boys were by, saw I was a hobble in, then with a loud hurrah, They joined in the affray, We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin [Chorus.]