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.
Lakes Of Pontchartrain (The)
It was one fine March morning I bid New Orleans adieu And I took the road…
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Lament For Brendan Behan
Word has come from Dublin City Word has come to our town Word has come from…
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Lammas Tide (The)
Now it fell about the Lammas Tide When the muirmen whin their hay The doughty Douglas…
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Lanigan’s Ball
In the town of Athy one Jeremy Lanigan Battered away till he hadn’t a pound His…
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Lark In The Morning (The)
The lark in the morning she rises off her nest She goes home in the evening…
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Last Of The Great Whales (The)
My soul has been torn from me And I am bleeding My heart it has been…
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Leaving Nancy
In comes the train and the whole platform shakes It stops with a shudder and a…
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Leaving Of Liverpool (The)
Farewell to Princes’ landing stage River Mersey fare thee well I am bound for California A…
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Legion Of The Rearguard
Up the Republic, they raise their battle cry Pearse and McDermott will pray for you on…
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Let Erin Remember
Let Erin remember the days of old Ere her faithless sons betrayed her When Malachy wore…
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