The Ballad Archive
A collection of mainly Irish song lyrics. You will also find plenty of Scottish and some English, American and Australian lyrics too. Online since 1996.
Down By The Liffeyside
‘Twas down by Anna Liffey, my love and I did stray Where in the good old…
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Down By The Sally Gardens
Down by the sally gardens my love and I did meet She passed the sally gardens…
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Down In The Coalmine
I am a jovial collier lad as blithe as blithe can be And let the times…
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Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go
Hello boys I’ve been away On a bit of a holiday To the land where the…
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Drink It Up Men
At the pub on the crossroads there’s whiskey and beer There’s brandy from cognac that’s fragrant…
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Drumdelgie
Come all ye jolly plooman lads An’ hearken untae me An’ I’ll sing ye Drumdelgie Wi’…
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Drunk Driver (The)
I’ve been a drunk driver for many’s the year And I’ve spent all me money on…
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Drunken Sailor (1)
Hooray and up she rises Hooray and up she rises Hooray and up she rises Earlye…
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Drunken Sailor (2)
What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor?…
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Dublin
Grey brick upon brick Declamatory bronze On somber pedestals O’Connell, Grattan, Moore And the brewery tugs…
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Dublin Fusiliers (The)
Well, you’ve heard about the Indians With their tommy hawks and spears And of the UN…
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Dublin Jack Of All Trades
Oh I am a roving sporting blade, they call me Jack of all Trades I always…
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Dubliners
Oh, Dublin you’re my city I’m proud to call you mine Divided by the Liffey’s greasy…
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Dumbarton’s Drums
Dumbarton’s drums they sound sae bonnie When they remind me of my Jeannie Such fond delight…
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Dundee Weaver (The)
Oh, I am a Dundee weaver And I come frae bonnie Dundee I met a Glesca…
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Dunlavin Green
In the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight A sorrowful tale the truth unto…
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Dying Rebel (The)
The night was dark and the fight was over The moon shone down O’Connell Street I…
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Éamann An Chnoic
Cé hé sin amuigh Kay hay shin anuh A bhfuil faobhar ar a ghuth Ah will…
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Easy And Slow
It was down by Christchurch that I first met with Annie A neat little girl and…
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Edward Connors
Come all you loyal Irishmen and listen all for a while All you that wants to…
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