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.
Did Your Mother Come From Ireland
Oh, I’ve never seen old Ireland o’er the ocean Tho’ I’ve wished for the chance to…
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Dirty Old Town
I met my love by the gasworks wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I…
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Dixieland
I am Kilrain and I’m a fightin’ man And I come from County Clare And the…
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Do You Love An Apple?
Do you love an apple, do you love a pear? Do you love a laddie with…
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Don’t Forget Your Shovel
Don’t forget your shovel if you want to go to work Oh don’t forget your shovel…
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Don’t Get Married
Don’t get married girls You’ll sign away your life You may start off as a woman…
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Don’t Stop Me Now
Now darkness fills the sky Where once the summer sun did shine Where lighter shades of…
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Donald McGillavry
Donald’s gane up the hill hard and hungry Donald comes down the hill wild and angry…
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Donegal Danny
I remember the night that he came in From the wintry cold and damp A giant…
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Down By The Glenside
‘Twas down by the Glenside I met an old woman A plucking young nettles she ne’er…
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