The Ballad Archive

A collection of mainly Irish song lyrics.
Online since 1996.

A Bunch Of Thyme

Come all you maidens young and fair All you that are blooming in your prime And always beware…
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A Dream Of Liberty

One night as the wind whispered eerie tales And the stars danced to and fro I dreamt of…
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A Jar Of Porter

Toora loora loora la, toora loora loora la Toora loora loora la give the child a jar of…
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A Jug Of Punch

One pleasant evening in the month of June As I was sitting with my glass and spoon A…
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A Little Bit Of Heaven

Have you ever heard the story Of how Ireland got its name? I’ll tell you so you’ll understand…
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A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day

Oh my name is Jock Stewart I’m a canny gun man And a roving young fellow I’ve been…
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A Man’s A Man

Is there for honest poverty That hings his heed and a’ that The coward slave we pass him…
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A Mother’s Love Is A Blessing

An Irish boy was leaving Leaving his native home Crossing the broad Atlantic Once more he wished to…
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A Nation Once Again

When boyhood’s fire was in my blood I read of ancient freemen For Greece and Rome who bravely…
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A Pair Of Brown Eyes

One summer evening drunk to hell I sat there nearly lifeless An old man in the corner sang…
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A Place In The Choir

All god’s creatures got a place in the choir Some sing low and some sing higher Some sing…
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A Rainy Night In Soho

I’ve been loving you a long time Down all the years, down all the days And I’ve cried…
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Ae Fond Kiss

Ae fond kiss and then we sever Ae fareweel and then forever Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge…
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After The Ball Is Over

A little maiden climbed an old man’s knee Begged for a story – “Do, uncle, please!” “Why are…
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Aghadoe

There’s a glen in Aghadoe, Aghadoe, Aghadoe There’s a deep and secret glen in Aghadoe Where we met…
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Alabama 58

In Alabama 1958 The cost of human life is very low A man that’s black is trampled down…
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All Around My Hat

All around my hat I will wear the green willow All around my hat for a twelvemonth and…
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All For Me Grog

And it’s all for me grog me jolly, jolly grog All for my beer and tobacco Well, I…
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Amhrán Na BhFiann

Seo dhibh a cháirde duan Óglaigh Cathréimeach briomhar ceolmhar Ár dtinte cnámh go buacach táid ‘S an spéir…
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Anna Liffey

As down by Anna Liffey Me love and I did stray Where in the good old slushy mud…
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