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.
Reilly’s Daughter
As I was sitting by the fire Talking to old Reilly’s daughter Suddenly a thought came…
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Rights Of Man (The)
I speak with grandeur one night in slumber My mind did wander near to Athlone The…
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Rising Of The Moon (The)
And come tell me Sean O’Farrell Tell me why you hurry so Husha buachaill hush and…
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Rock On Rockall
Oh the Empire it is finished No foreign lands to seize So the greedy eye of…
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Rocks Of Bawn (The)
Come all ye loyal heroes wherever you may be Don’t hire with any master till you…
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Rocky Road To Dublin (The)
While in the merry month of May From me home I started Left the girls of…
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Roddy McCorley
See the fleet foot host of men That speed with faces wan From farmstead and from…
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Rollicking Boys Around Tandragee (The)
Good luck to all here now barring the cat That sits in the corner there smelling…
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Rose Of Allendale (The)
The moon was bright, the night was clear No breeze came over the sea When Mary…
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Rose Of Mooncoin (The)
How pleasant to roam by the sunny Suir stream And hear the doves coo ‘neath the…
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