The Ballad Archive

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

The Old Alarm Clock

When first I came to London In the year of thirty nine The city looked so wonderful And…
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Old Dunn Cow

Some friends and I in a public house Was playing a game of chance one night When into…
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The Old Main Drag

When I first came to London I was only sixteen With a fiver in my pocket and my…
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The Old Man (1)

At the turning of the century I was a boy of five My father went to fight the…
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The Old Man (2)

The tears have all been shed now We’ve said our last good-byes His soul’s been blessed He’s laid…
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The Old Orange Flute

In the County Tyrone, near the town of Dungannon There was many the ructions meself had a han’in…
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The Old Triangle

A hungry feelin’ Came o’er me stealin’ And the mice were squealin’ In my prison cell And the…
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On The One Road

We’re on the one road, sharing the one load We’re on the road to God knows where We’re…
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Only Our Rivers Run Free

When apples still grow in November When Blossoms still bloom from each tree When leaves are still green…
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Óró, Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile

Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile! Ohrow, shay dhu vahha walyeh! Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile! Ohrow, shay dhu…
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The Oul’ Bog Hole

The pig is in the mire, and the cow is on the grass And a man without a…
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The Ould Woman From Wexford

Well, there was an old woman from Wexford And in Wexford she did well She loved her old…
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Over The Hills And Far Away

Hark now the drums beat up again For all true soldier gentlemen Then let us list and march,…
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Paddle Your Own Canoe

I’ve travelled about a bit in me time Of troubles I’ve seen a few I found it far…
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Paddy Lie Back

‘Twas a cold and frosty morning in December And all of me money it was spent Where it…
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Paddy McGinty’s Goat

Now Patrick McGinty, an Irishman of note Fell in for a fortune and he bought himself a goat…
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Paddy On The Railway

In 1841 me corduroy britches I put on Me corduroy britches I put on To work upon the…
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Paddy West

Oh, as I was a-walkin’ down London road I came to Paddy West’s house He gave me a…
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Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore (1)

From Derry quay we sailed away On the twenty-third of May We were taken on board by a…
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Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore (2)

Oh, fare thee well to Ireland My own dear native land It’s breaking my heart to see friends…
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