1) If You're Irish Come into the Parlor
If you're Irish come into the parlor,
There's a welcome there for you;
If your name is Timothy or Pat,
So long as you come from Ireland,
There's a welcome on the mat,
If You come from the Mountains of Mourne,
Or Killarney's lakes so blue,
We'll sing you a song and we'll make a fuss,
Whoever you are you are one of us,
If you're Irish, this is the place for you!
2) Come In
Come in, come in we'll do the best we can
Come in, come in bring your whole bloody clan
Take it slow and easy and I'll shake you by the hand
Sit you down I'll treat you decent, I'm an Irishman
3) Brennan on the Moor
Of (Oh) (To) (Did) (Did) (For) young…
Brennan on the moor, Brennan on the moor
Bold, brave and undaunted was young Brennan on the moor
4) When Irish eyes are smiling
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing
When Irish hearts are happy
All the world seems bright and gay
And when Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, they steal your heart away
5) The Rattlin' Bog
Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog
The bog down in the valley o
Ho ro, the rattlin' bog
The bog down in the valley o
6) Danny Boy
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow,
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow,
Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow,
Oh, Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so!
7) The Wild Rover
And it's no, nay, never (4x)
No, nay, never no more (2x)
Will I play the wild rover (1x)
No, never no more
8) Harrigan / Irish Name Game
H - A - double R - I - G - A - N spells Harrigan
Proud of all the Irish blood that's in 'em; Devil a man can say a word agin em
H - A - double R - I - G - A - N, you see,
Is a name that a shame never has been connected with, Harrigan, That's me!
9) Molly Malone
Alive, alive, o
Alive, alive, o
Crying "cockles and mussels, alive, alive, o"
10) Master McGrath
Turra-lay Turra-lah Never counting on Ireland and Master McGrath
Turra-lay Turra-lore On the thirteenth they landed on England’s fair shore
Turra-lay Turra-lah Saying “Is that the great dog you call Master McGrath ?”
Turra-lay Turra-lah We’ll soon humble the pride of your Master McGrath
Turra-lay Turra-lah I'll put five thousand pounds upon Master McGrath”
Turra-lay Turra-lah For the pride of all England and Master McGrath
Turra-lay Turra-lah Three cheers for old Ireland and Master McGrath
11) All for Me Grog
And it's all for me grog, me jolly, jolly grog
It’s all All for me beer and tobacco
Well I spent all me tin on the lassies drinking gin
So, across the western ocean I must wander
12) Wild Colonial Boy
And dearly did his parents love, the Wild Colonial Boy
A terror to Australia was, the Wild Colonial Boy
They’d all set out to capture him, the Wild Colonial Boy
"I'll fight but not surrender, " said the Wild Colonial Boy
And that’s the way they captured him, the Wild Colonial Boy
13) Black Velvet Band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
You'd think she was queen of the land
And her hair hung over her shoulders
Tied up with a black velvet band
14) Whiskey in the Jar
Mush-A- Ring, Dum-a doo Dum-a da XXXX
Whack fol ma darry-o, XX Whack fol ma darry-o
There's whiskey in the jar X
15) Big Strong Man
That was my brother Sylvest' He’s got
A row of forty medals on his chest
He killed fifty bad men in the west; he knows no rest.
Think of a man, hells' fire, don't push, just shove,
Plenty of room for you and me.
He's got an arm like a leg
And a punch that would sink a battleship
It takes all of the Army and the Navy to put the wind up Sylvest'.
17) Finnegan's Wake
Whack fol the dah will ya dance to yer partner
‘Round the floor yer trotters shake
Isn't it the truth I told you?
Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake
18) Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake
And there were plums and prunes and cherries
There were citrons and raisins and cinnamon, too
There was nuts, and cloves and berries
And a crust that was nailed on with glue
There were caraway seeds in abundance
Such that work up a fine belly ache
Sure t’would could kill a man twice to eat just a slice
Of Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake
19) My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose,
The sweetest flower that grows.
You may search everywhere,
But none can compare with my wild Irish Rose.
My wild Irish Rose,
The dearest flower that grows,
And some day for my sake,
She may let me take
The bloom from my wild Irish Rose.
20) The Fields of Athenry
Low lie, The Fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing,
It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry
21) The Unicorn Song
There were ... green alligators and long-necked geese
Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born
The loveliest of all was the unicorn
And take some of them ...
Don't you forget my unicorn"
And take some of them ...
Don't you forget my unicorn"
Noah cried, "close the doors 'cause the rain is pourin'
And we just can't wait for no unicorns"
You're never gonna see no unicorn.
22) Tura Lura Lural
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Hush, now don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
That's an Irish lullaby.
23) The Rose of Tralee
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer
but 'twas not her beauty alone that won me
Oh no was the truth in her eyes ever dawning
that made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee
24) Darlin' Eileen
Darlin' Eileen, Darlin' Eileen
Fairest colleen that ever I've seen
And it’s Oh I
wish I were back
in the land of the green
with my darlin’ Eileen
25) Christmas in Killarney
The holly green, the ivy green
The prettiest sight that you've ever seen
Is Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home.
26) The Old Dun Cow
And, there was Brown upside down,
Lickin' up the whisky on the floor.
"Booze, booze!" the firemen cried,
As they came knockin' at the door.
Don't let them 'in til it's all mopped up,
Somebody shouted MacIntyre!
(MACINTYRE!)
And we all got blue-blind paralytic drunk,
When the Old Dun Cow caught fire.
27) When the Boys Come Rolling Home
There'll be dancin', romancin',
and never more we'll roam,
There'll be rollin' in the hay,
There'll be whiskey in the tae
When the boys come rolling home.
Mush, Mush, Mush tural-i-addy
Singin' Mush, Mush, Mush tural-i-ay.
There was ne'er a garson in the village
Dared tread on the tail of me coat.
Mush, Mush, Mush tural-i-addy.
Singin’ Mush, Mush, Mush tural-i-ay.
I lathered him with me shillelagh
For he trod on the tail of me coat.
Mush, Mush, Mush tural-i-addy
Singin' Mush, Mush, Mush tural-i-ay.
If a fellow can't drink when he's livin',
How the heck can he drink when he's dead?
Hurray me boys hurray
No more do I wish for to roam
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
To welcome poor Paddy home
30) Four green Fields
I had four green fields,
each one was a jewel
But strangers came
and tried to take them from me.
31) The Minstrel Boy
"Land of Song" cried the warrior bard
"Tho' all the world betrays thee
One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard
One faithful harp shall praise thee"
32) The Man from Mullingar
The Peelers chased him out of Connemara
For beatin' up the valiant Dan O'Harra
And when he came to Ballymore, he stole the Parson's car
And he sold it to the Bishop in the town of Castlegar
Seven hundred Peelers couldn't match him
The Chief sent out the orders for to catch him
And when he came to Dublin Town, he stole an armoured car
And gave it to the IRA brigade in Mullingar
33) Star of the County Down
From Bantry Bay of the Derry's Quay
From Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the fair colleen
That I met in the County Down
34) Drunken Sailor
Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Early in the morning!
35)McNamara's Band
Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away
McCarthy pumps the old bassoon while I the pipes do play
And Henessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is something grand
A credit to old Ireland is MacNamara's band
Bub-ed-a- Bah, Buh-dee-ba-dah.
Bub-ed-a- Bah,
Buh-dee-ba-dah. Bub-ed-a-Bah, Buh-dee-ba-dah -ah.
A credit to old Ireland is MacNamara's band.
36) The Rising of the Moon
At the rising of the moon, at the rising of the moon
For the pikes must be together at the rising of the moon
At the...
With your pike upon your shoulder at the rising of the moon
By the...
And a thousand pikes were flashing by the rising of the moon.
Tis the...
And hoorah me boys for freedom 'tis the rising of the moon
37) The Moonshiner
I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler,
I'm a long way from home
And if you don't like me
You can leave me alone
I'll eat when I'm hungry
And I'll drink when I'm dry
And if moonshine don't kill me
I'll live till I die
38) Courtin' in the Kitchen
With me toora loora la
and me toora loora laddie
And me toora loora la
and me toora loora laddie
39) Red is the Rose
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
But my love is fairer than any
40) Murshein Durkin
Goodbye Mrs. Durkin, I'm sick and tired of workin'
no more I'll dig the praties, no longer I'll be fooled
as sure's my name is Carney I'll be off to Californy
instead of diggin praties I'll be diggin lumps of gold
41) Down by the Salley Gardens
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
42) The Worst day since Yesterday
Fallin' down to you, sweet ground
Where the flowers they bloom
Well, it's there I'll be found
Hurry back to me, my wild colleen
It's been the worst day since yesterday
verse
Hell says hello, well, it's time I should go
To pastures green, that I've yet to see
Hurry back to me, my wild collee
It's been the worst day since yesterday
It's been the worst day since yesterday
It's been the worst day since yesterday
Z) The Parting Glass
I'll gently rise and I’ll softly call
Good night and joy be with you all