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.
Cuckoo’s Nest
As I was a walkin’ one morning in May I met a pretty fair maid and…
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Cúnla
Who is that there that’s rapping the door to me? Who is that there that’s rapping…
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Curlew’s Song (The)
I heard a curlew crying long On a moor where wild winds blew And the sound…
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Curragh Of Kildare
The winter it is passed And the summer’s come at last And the birds they are…
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D-Day Dodgers (The)
We are the D-Day Dodgers way out in Italy Always on the vino, always on the…
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Dainty Davy
It was in and through the window broad And all the teary will he go The…
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Dance To Your Daddy
Dance to your daddy, my little laddie Dance to your daddy, my little man Thou should…
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Danny Boy
Oh, Danny Boy the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen and down the…
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Danny Farrell
I knew Danny Farrell when his football was a can With his hand-me-downs and Welliers And…
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Darby O’Leary
One evening of late as I happened to stray To the County Tipperary I straight took…
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