Rocky Road to Dublin

Then off to reap the corn

And leave where I was born

I cut a stout black thorn

For to banish ghosts and goblins

A brand-new pair of brogues

To rattle over the bogs

And frightened all the dogs

On the rocky road to Dublin

One, two, three, four, five

Well, in the merry month of May, from me home I started

Left, the girls of Tuam were nearly broken-hearted

Saluted father dear, kissed me darling mother

Drank a pint of beer, my grief and tears to smother

Then off to reap the corn, leave where I was born

Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins

Brand-new pair of brogues, rattling over the bogs

And frightned all the dogs on the rocky road to Dublin

One, two, three, four, five

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road

And all the way to Dublin, whack-follol-le-dah!

In Mullingar that night, I rested limbs so weary

Started by daylight next morning, bright and airy

Took a drop of the pure to keep me heart from sinkin'

That's the paddy's cure whenever he's on for drinkin'

To hear the lassies smile, laughin' all the while

At me curious style, it would set your heart a-bubblin'

Asked me was I hired, wages I required

'Til I was nearly tired of the rocky road to Dublin

One, two, three, four, five

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road

And all the way to Dublin, whack-follol-le-dah!

In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity

To be so soon deprived a view of that fine city

Then I took a stroll, all among the quality

Bundle, it was stolen in a neat locality

Something crossed me mind, when I looked behind

No bundle could I find upon me stick a-wobblin'

"Enquiring for the rogue," said me Connaught brogue

Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin

One, two, three, four, five

Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road

And all the way to Dublin, whack-follol-le-dah!

From there I got away, my spirits never failin'