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.
Dark Eyed Sailor
As I roved out one evening fair It bein’ the summer to take the air I…
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Dark Streets Of London
I like to walk in the summer breeze Down Dalling Road by the dead old trees…
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Darling Girl From Clare
We were sitting on the wall upon a Sunday To watch the girls go by And…
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Darling Girl From Clare (The)
We were sitting on the wall upon a Sunday To watch the girls go by And…
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Death Of The Bear (The)
The balalaika rings silent from Minsk to Red Square The cortege assembles to bury the bear…
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Delaney’s Donkey
Now Delaney had a donkey that everyone admired Tempo’rily lazy and permanently tired A leg at…
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Delirium Tremens
I dreamt a dream the other night, I couldn’t sleep a wink The rats were tryin’…
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Deportees
The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting The oranges piled in their creosote…
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Derwentwater’s Farewell
Farewell to pleasant Dilston Hall My father’s ancient seat A stranger now must call thee his…
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Dicey Reilly
Poor aul Dicey Reilly she has taken to the sup Poor aul Dicey Reilly she will…
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Did Your Mother Come From Ireland
Oh, I’ve never seen old Ireland o’er the ocean Tho’ I’ve wished for the chance to…
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Dirty Old Town
I met my love by the gasworks wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I…
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Dixieland
I am Kilrain and I’m a fightin’ man And I come from County Clare And the…
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Do You Love An Apple?
Do you love an apple, do you love a pear? Do you love a laddie with…
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Don’t Forget Your Shovel
Don’t forget your shovel if you want to go to work Oh don’t forget your shovel…
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Don’t Get Married
Don’t get married girls You’ll sign away your life You may start off as a woman…
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Don’t Stop Me Now
Now darkness fills the sky Where once the summer sun did shine Where lighter shades of…
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Donald McGillavry
Donald’s gane up the hill hard and hungry Donald comes down the hill wild and angry…
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Donegal Danny
I remember the night that he came in From the wintry cold and damp A giant…
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Down By The Glenside
‘Twas down by the Glenside I met an old woman A plucking young nettles she ne’er…
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