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.
Travelling People (The)
I’m a freeborn man of the travelling people Got no fixed abode with nomads I am…
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Tri-Coloured Ribbon
I had a true love if ever a girl had one I had a true love…
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Trotting To The Fair
Trottin’ to the fair Me and Molly Molony Seated, I declare On a single pony How…
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Trouble On My Mind
Don’t sing me those happy love songs Sing me something sad and slow Just sing a…
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True Love And Time
If I had wings, I’d fly the mountains If I had a boat, I’d sail the…
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Turkish Song Of The Damned
I come old friend from hell tonight Across the rotting sea Nor the nails of the…
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Twa Corbies
As I was walkin’ all alane I heard twa corbies makin’ mane The ‘tain unto the…
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Twa Recruitin’ Sergeants
It’s over the mountain and over the main Through Gibraltar, tae France and tae Spain Get…
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Twang Man (The)
Come listen to my story ‘Tis about a nice young man When the Militia wasn’t wantin’…
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Twice Daily
When I was a lad I was so glad To go out in the daytime With…
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Two Conneeleys (The)
Hear the Atlantic seethe and swell And hear the lonely chapel bell God save their souls…
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Uist Tramping Song
Come along, come along, let us foot it out together Come along, come along, be it…
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Unquiet Grave (The)
The wind doth blow today my love A few small drops of rain Never have I…
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Valley Of Knockanure (The)
You may sing and speak of old Easter week And the heroes of ninety-eight Of the…
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Waltzing Matilda (1)
Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs Under the shade of a Coolibah…
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Waltzing Matilda (2)
Once a jolly swagman camp’d by a billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And…
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Waltzing Matilda (3)
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And…
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Water Is Wide (The)
The water is wide, I cannot get oer Neither have I wings to fly Give me…
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Waterford Boys (The)
For Fun and Diversion we have met together I tell you from Waterford hither we came…
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Waxies Dargle (The)
Says my oul wan to your oul wan Will you come to the Waxies Dargle Says…
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