Alabama '58 Lyrics

When I was a young man I carried me packAnd I lived the free life of the roverFrom the Murray's green basin to the dusty outbackI waltzed my Matilda all overThen in 1915 my country...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, have you been to Avondale And lingered in her lovely vale? Where tall trees whisper low the tale Of Avondale's proud eagle. Where pride and ancient glory fade, Such was the la...Read Full Lyrics

He was standing in some tiny townOn fair Prince Edward IslandWaiting for a ship to come and find himA one horse place, a friendly face,Some coffee and a tiny traceOf fiddling in th...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, who will plough the fields nowAnd who will sow the cornAnd who will watch the sheep nowAnd keep them from all harmAnd the stack that's in the haggardUnthreshed it may remainSin...Read Full Lyrics

You may travel from Clare, to the county KildareFrom Dublin right down to MacroomBut where would you see a fine widow like meBiddy Mulligan, the pride of the CoombeI'm a buxom fine...Read Full Lyrics

By Clyde's bonnie banks as I sadly did wanderAmong the pit heaps as evening grew nigh.I spied a young maiden all dressed in deep mourningA weeping and wailing with many a sigh.I st...Read Full Lyrics

Down in Bombo LaneThere lives a big fat womanAnd if you want to know her nameYou have to pay a shillingSoldiers, two and six,Sailors, two and a penny,Big fat men tw opounds tenLitt...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, I'm sailin' away my own true love,I'm sailin' away in the morning.Is there something I can send you from across the sea,From the place that I'll be landing?No, there's nothin' ...Read Full Lyrics

At Boulavogue as the sun was setting on the bright May meadows of ShelmaliarA rebel hand set the heather blazing and brought the neighbours from far and nearThen Father Murphy from...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, I won a hero's name with McAlpine and CostainWith Fitz Patrick, Murph Ash and the Wimp's gangI've been often on the road on me way to draw the doleWhen there's nothing left to ...Read Full Lyrics