The Rocky Road To Dublin Lyrics - The Long Black Veil - The Chieftains

In the merry month of May 

From me home I started 

Left the girls of Tuam 

Sad and broken hearted 

Salute me father dear 

And kissed me darlin' mother 

Then drank a pint of beer 

Me tears and grief to smother 

Off to reap the corn 

Leave where I was born 

I cut a stoat black thorn 

To banish ghosts and Goblins 

In a pair of brand new of brogues 

Rattled over the bogs 

I frightened all the dogs 

On the rocky road to Dublin 

1 2 3 4 5 

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road 

And all the way to Dublin, whacks fer al de da 

In Dublin next arrived 

And thought it such a pity 

To be so soon deprived 

A view of that fair city 

Then I took a stroll 

All amongst the quality 

Me bundle it was stole 

In that neat locality 

Something crossed me mind 

When I looked behind 

No bundle I could find 

Upon me stick a wobblin' 

Enquiring after the rogue 

Said me "Connaught Brogue 

Was not much in vogue 

On the rocky road to Dublin" 

1 2 3 4 5 

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road 

And all the way to Dublin, whacks fer al de da 

The boys of Liverpool 

When we safely landed 

Called myself a fool 

I could no longer stand it 

Me blood began to boil 

Me temper I was losing 

For old Erin's isle 

They began abusing 

Horah say I 

Me shelelagh I let fly 

Galway boys were by 

They saw I was a hobblin' 

With a loud "Hurray" 

They joined in the affray 

We quickly cleared the way 

For the rocky road to Dublin 

1 2 3 4 5 

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road 

Nd all the way to Dublin, whacks fer al de da