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.
Black Velvet Band (The)
Well, in a neat little town they call Belfast Apprenticed to trade I was bound Many…
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Blacksmith (The)
A blacksmith courted me, nine months and better He fairly won my heart, wrote me a…
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Blantyre Explosion
By Clyde’s bonnie banks as I sadly did wander among the pit heaps as evening grew…
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Blood Red Roses
Our boots and clothes are all in pawn Go down, you blood red roses, Go down…
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Bloody Sarks (The)
The young McGregor o Glen Strae wi eighty o his men Upon the Argyll sleekit word…
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Blow Ye Winds
Blow ye winds, hi ho Aroving I will go I’ll stay no more ’round England’s shore…
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Blow Ye Winds In The Morning
As I ga’ed oot one morning fair To view the meadows round Well there I saw…
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Body Of An American (The)
The cadillac stood by the house And the yanks they were within And the tinker boys…
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Bold English Navvy (The)
I’m a bold English navvy that works on the line An’ the best place I met…
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Bold Fenian Men (The)
See who comes over the red blossomed heather Their green banners kissing the pure mountain air…
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