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.
Annie Laurie
Maxwellton braes are bonnie Where early fa’s the dew And it’s there that Annie Laurie Gied…
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Aon Focal Eile
When I was just a little lad I used to go to school I’d sit down…
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Ar Fol Lol Lol O
Ar fol lol lol o horo, ar fol lol lol ay Ar fol lol lol o…
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Are Ye Right There Michael
You may talk of Columbus’s sailing Across the Atlantical Sea But he never tried to go…
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Are Ye Sleeping Maggie
Mirk and rainy is the nicht There’s no’ a staum in a’ the carry Lichtnin’s gleam…
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Arkle
It happened in the spring-time of the year of sixty four When Englishmen were making pounds…
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Arthur McBride
I had a first cousin called Arthur McBride He and I took a stroll down by…
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Arthur McBride And The Sergeant
Oh, me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride As we went a-walking down by the seaside…
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As I Roved Out
As I roved out on a May morning On a May morning right early I met…
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As I Roved Out (2)
As I roved out on a bright May morning To view the meadows and flowers gay…
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