[ti:The Rocky Road To Dublin]
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[00:00.17]The Rocky Road To Dublin-Mythology
[00:01.80]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[00:04.68]all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
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[00:12.67]Twas in the merry month of May, from me home I started,
[00:15.92]Left the girls in Tuam, nearly broken hearted,
[00:18.80]Saluted father dear, kissed me darling mother,
[00:21.51]Drank a pint of beer, me grief and tears to smother,
[00:24.68]Then off to reap the corn, leave where I was born
[00:27.40]Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblin;
[00:30.24]Bought a pair of brogues, rattling o’er the bogs
[00:33.04]And fright'ning all the dogs on the rocky road to Dublin.
[00:36.60]One, two, three four, five,
[00:37.98]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[00:40.71]all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
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[00:52.11]In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary,
[00:55.43]Started by daylight next morning blithe and early,
[00:57.87]Took a drop of pure to keep me heart from sinking;
[01:00.68]Thats a Paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking.
[01:03.49]See the lassies smile, laughing all the while
[01:06.37]At me curious style, 'twould set your heart a bubblin'
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[01:08.89]Asked me was I hired, wages I required,
[01:12.08]I was almost tired of the rocky road to Dublin.
[01:15.32]One, two, three four, five,
[01:17.02]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:19.70]all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
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[01:28.28]In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity
[01:31.09]To be soon deprived a view of that fine city.
[01:33.91]So then I took a stroll, all among the quality;
[01:36.82]Me bundle it was stole, all in a neat locality.
[01:39.93]Something crossed me mind, when I looked behind,
[01:42.61]No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin'
[01:45.47]Enquiring for the rogue, they said me Connaught brogue
[01:48.29]Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin.
[01:51.65]One, two, three four, five,
[01:53.27]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[01:55.96]all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
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[02:04.44]From there I got away, me spirits never falling,
[02:07.38]Landed on the quay, just as the ship was sailing.
[02:10.26]The Captain at me roared, said that no room had he;
[02:13.26]When I jumped aboard, a cabin found for Paddy.
[02:16.00]Down among the pigs, played some hearty rigs,
[02:18.76]Danced some hearty jigs, the water round me bubbling;
[02:21.76]When off Holyhead I wished meself was dead,
[02:24.50]Or better for instead on the rocky road to Dublin.
[02:27.79]One, two, three four, five,
[02:29.48]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[02:32.11]all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
[02:35.04]The boys of Liverpool, when we safely landed,
[02:37.73]Called meself a fool, I could no longer stand it.
[02:40.67]Blood began to boil, temper I was losing;
[02:43.42]Poor old Erin's Isle they began abusing.
[02:46.42]"Hurrah me says soul" I, me Shillelagh I let fly.
[02:49.31]Some Galway boys were by, saw I was a hobble in,
[02:52.12]With a load "Hurray!" joined in the affray.
[02:54.93]We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin.
[02:58.24]One, two, three four, five,
[02:59.93]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[03:02.55]all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
[03:05.57]Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
[03:08.26]all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!