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.
Connemara By The Lake
I still recall that day in July When you said to me your last goodbye And…
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Connemara Cradle Song
On the wings of the wind o’er the dark rolling deep Angels are coming to watch…
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County Down
When you’re out walking, and there’s no one near you But a voice keeps calling and…
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Courtin’ In The Kitchen
Come single belle and beau, unto me pay attention Don’t ever fall in love, for it’s…
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Crack Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man (The)
Ah weren’t we the rare old stock Spent the evening getting locked In the Ace of…
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Cragie Hills
It being in spring when the small birds were singing Down by a shady harbour I…
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Creggan White Hare (The)
In the lowlands of Creggan there lives a white hare As swift as a swallow as…
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Croppy Boy (The)
It was early, early all in the spring The birds did whistle and sweetly sing Changing…
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Cruel Brother
There were three ladies played at ball Hey awa’ wi’ the lindsay o’ But a knight…
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CruiscÃn Lán
Let the farmer praise his grounds Let the huntsman praise his hounds Let the shepherd praise…
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Cuckoo’s Nest
As I was a walkin’ one morning in May I met a pretty fair maid and…
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Cúnla
Who is that there that’s rapping the door to me? Who is that there that’s rapping…
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Curlew’s Song (The)
I heard a curlew crying long On a moor where wild winds blew And the sound…
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Curragh Of Kildare
The winter it is passed And the summer’s come at last And the birds they are…
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D-Day Dodgers (The)
We are the D-Day Dodgers way out in Italy Always on the vino, always on the…
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Dainty Davy
It was in and through the window broad And all the teary will he go The…
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Dance To Your Daddy
Dance to your daddy, my little laddie Dance to your daddy, my little man Thou should…
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Danny Boy
Oh, Danny Boy the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen and down the…
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Danny Farrell
I knew Danny Farrell when his football was a can With his hand-me-downs and Welliers And…
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Darby O’Leary
One evening of late as I happened to stray To the County Tipperary I straight took…
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