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.
Lakes Of Pontchartrain (The)
It was one fine March morning I bid New Orleans adieu And I took the road…
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Lament For Brendan Behan
Word has come from Dublin City Word has come to our town Word has come from…
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Lammas Tide (The)
Now it fell about the Lammas Tide When the muirmen whin their hay The doughty Douglas…
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Lanigan’s Ball
In the town of Athy one Jeremy Lanigan Battered away till he hadn’t a pound His…
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Lark In The Morning (The)
The lark in the morning she rises off her nest She goes home in the evening…
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Last Of The Great Whales (The)
My soul has been torn from me And I am bleeding My heart it has been…
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Leaving Nancy
In comes the train and the whole platform shakes It stops with a shudder and a…
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Leaving Of Liverpool (The)
Farewell to Princes’ landing stage River Mersey fare thee well I am bound for California A…
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Legion Of The Rearguard
Up the Republic, they raise their battle cry Pearse and McDermott will pray for you on…
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Let Erin Remember
Let Erin remember the days of old Ere her faithless sons betrayed her When Malachy wore…
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Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry
Farewell to cold winter, summer’s come at last Nothing have I gained but my true love…
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Lifeboat Mona (The)
Remember December fifty-nine The howling wind and the driving rain Remember the gallant men who drowned…
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Lily Of The West
When first I came to Ireland Some pleasure there to find A damsel there from Galway…
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Limerick Rake (The)
I am a young fellow that’s easy and bold In Castletown Conners I’m very well known…
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Lindbergh
Mister Charlie Lindbergh, he flew to old Berlin Got ‘im a big Iron Cross, and he…
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Little Beggarman (The)
I am a little beggarman a beggin’ I have been For three score or more in…
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Liverpool Lou
Oh Liverpool Lou, lovely Liverpool Lou Why don’t you behave just like other girls do Why…
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Loch Lomond (1)
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes Where the sun shines bright on Loch…
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Loch Lomond (2)
O, whither away my bonnie May Sae late and sae dark in the gloamin? The mist…
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Loch Tay Boat Song (The)
When I’ve done the work of day And I row my boat away Down the waters…
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