Dropkick Murphys - Rocky Road To Dublin Lyrics
In the merry month of June from my home istarted left the girls of Taum nearly brokenhearted saluted me dear father dear, kissedme darling mother, drank a pint of beer, mygrief and tears to smother then off to reapthe corn, leave where i was born cut a stoutof blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins,brand new pair of brogues, rattling o'er thebogs frightening all the dogs on the rockyroad to dublin and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.In Mullingar last night, i rested limbs so weary started bydaylight next morning bright and early took a drop of thepure to me heart from sinking thats the daddys cure whenhes on the drinking see the lassies smile, laughing all thewhile at me darling style, woud set your heart-a-bubblin'asked me was i hired, wages i required til i was almost tiredof the rocky road to dublin and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.Chorus:Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road and all theway to Dublinm whack-fol-la-de-da.In Dublin next arrived, i thought it such a pity to be so soondeprived a view of that fine city decided to take a stroll allamong the quality bundler, it was stole in that neat localitysomething crossed my mind when i looked behind no bundlecould i find upon me stick a-wobblin' crying for rogue said meconnaught brougue wasnt much in vogue on the rocky road todublin and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.ChorusFrom there i got away, me spirits never failing landed on thequay just as the ship was sailing captain at me roared, saidthat room had he then i jumped aboard a cabin found fordaddy down among the pigs, played some funny rigs, dancedsome hearty jigs, the water round my bubblin off to hollyhead,wished myself was dead or better far instead on the rocky roadto dublin and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.ChorusThe boys in liverpool, when we safely landed call meself a fool,i could not long stand it blood began to boil, temper i was losingpoor old erin's isle they began abusing hooray me soul, says i, letthe shellaillagh fly some galway boys were nigh, say i was a-hobblinwith a loud array, they joined me in the fray and soon we cleared thewar on the rocky road to dublin and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.Chorus1, 2, 3, 4, 5Chorus
