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.
Seven Deadly Sins
Some say that kissin’s a sin But tell me how can that be true For kissing…
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Seven Drunken Nights
As I went home on Monday night As drunk as drunk could be I saw a…
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Sez She
“Me loyal subjects” sez she Here’s my best respect, sez she And I’m proud this day,…
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Shall My Soul Pass Through Old Ireland
In a dreary Brixton prison where an Irish rebel lay By his side a priest was…
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Shamrock Shore (The)
Ye brave young sons of Erin’s Isle I hope you will attend awhile To the wrongs…
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Shanagolden
The cold winds from the mountains are calling soft to me The smell of scented heather…
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She Moved Through The Fair
My young love said to me, “My mother won’t mind And my father won’t slight you…
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Shenandoah
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Oh away ye rollin’ river Oh Shenandoah, I long…
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Ship’s Coming In (The)
Soft as the morning comes creeping to greet the new day Fierce as an army advancing…
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Shoals Of Herring
O, it was a fine and a pleasant day Out of Yarmouth harbour I was faring…
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Shores Of Americae
I’m bidding farewell to the land of my youth And the home I love so well…
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Shores Of Botany Bay (The)
Oh, I’m on me way down to the quay Where a big ship now does lay…
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Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn (The)
McCormack and Richard Tauber Are singing by the bed There’s a glass of punch below your…
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Sick Note (The)
Dear Sir, I write this note to you To tell you of me plight And at…
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Sit Down By The Fire
Sit down by the fire And I’ll tell you a story To send you away to…
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Six Ribbons
If I were a minstrel I’d sing you six love songs To tell the whole world…
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Skibereen
Oh, father dear I often hear You speak of Erin’s Isle Her lofty scenes, her valleys…
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Skye Boat Song
Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing Onward, the sailors cry Carry the lad…
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Slieve Gallon Braes
My name is Joe McGarvey as you might understand I come from Derryginnet and I own…
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Slievenamon
Alone, all alone, by the wave washed strand And alone in a crowded hall The hall…
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