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.
Preab San Ol
Why spend your leisure bereft of pleasure A massing treasure why scrape and save? Why look…
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Pretty Peg
When pretty Peg went down the street Some fresh fish for to buy But the wee…
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Pride Of Glencoe (The)
As I was a walking one evening of late Where Flora’s green mantle the fields decorate…
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Protect And Survive
Well the government’s made a document To help prevent embarrassment And in the event of an…
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Protestant Men
It was back in history’s page, the story’s told Of a Napper Tandy brave and bold…
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Pub With No Beer (The)
It’s lonesome away from your kindred and all By the campfire at night where the wild…
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Quare Bungle Rye
Ah, Jack was a sailor that roamed on the town And he met with a damsel…
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Queen Of Argyll (The)
Gentlemen it is my duty To inform you of one beauty Though I’d ask you of…
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Queen’s Maries (The)
Yestre’en the Queen had four Marys Tonicht she’ll hae but three There was Mary Seaton and…
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Quiet Land O’ Erin (The)
By myself I’d be in Árdaí Chuain Where the mountains stand away Oh ’tis there I’d…
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Raggle Taggle Gypsy (The) (1)
There were three old gypsies came to our hall door they came brave and boldly-o And…
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Raggle Taggle Gypsy (The) (2)
There were three gypsies a come to my door And downstairs ran this lady, O! One…
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Raglan Road
On Raglan Road of an autumn day I saw her first and knew That her dark…
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Ragman’s Ball (The)
Come listen to me for a while My good friends one and all And I’ll sing…
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Rambles Of Spring
There’s a cold and wintry breeze Blowing through the buddin’ trees And I button up my…
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Ramblin’ Rover
There are sober men a-plenty And drunkards barely twenty There are men of over ninety Who…
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Rambling Irishman (The)
I am a rambling Irishman In Ulster I was born in And many’s the pleasant day…
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Rambling Round
Ramblin’ around your city Ramblin’ around your town I never see a friend I know As…
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Rapparee (The)
My spurs are rusted, my coat is rent My plume is damp with rain And the…
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Rare Old Mountain Dew (The)
Let the grasses grow and the waters flow In a free and easy way But give…
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