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I was 18 when I came to town They called it the summer of love Burning babies, burning flags The hawks against the doves I took a job at the steaming way Down on Caltrim St Fell i...Read Full Lyrics

The black and tans from London Came to shoot the people down They thought the ira was dead In dear old Belfast town Those cruel English soldiers They were seriously dismayed "no Su...Read Full Lyrics

And they went home on an Easter road On a silent night tryin' not to show Who goes where and who goes when Thinkin' some day soon they'll get it back again From the ghetto in Cape...Read Full Lyrics

Black is the colour of my true love's hair, Her lips are like some roses fair, She's the sweetest smile, And the gentlest hands, I love the ground, Whereon she stands. I love my l...Read Full Lyrics

I was sittin' beside the road in Black Jack County. Not knowing that the Sheriff paid a bounty, For men like me that hadn't got a penny to their name. So he locked my leg to 35 pou...Read Full Lyrics

Bridget O'Reilly was a fine looking girl Well, her skin was like ivory and her teeth shone like Pearls The fellas all chased her in vain til one day She went and got married to Bar...Read Full Lyrics

Chorusin the City of Chicago, As the evening shadows fall, There are people dreaming, Of the hills of Donegal. 1847, was the year it all began, Deadly pains of hunger, drove a mil...Read Full Lyrics

My cap is frozen to my head My heart is like a lump of lead My shoes are frozen to my feet With standing at your window Let me in the soldier cried Cold blow the rainy night Oh le...Read Full Lyrics

You may travel far far from your own native home Far away o'er the mountains far away o'er the foam But of all the fine places that I've ever seen Three's none to compare with The ...Read Full Lyrics

The good ship Granma lies at anchor in the harbour Waiting for the evening tide to rise and bring high water. Bound for Cuba she must go across the Gulf of Mexico and The Caribbean...Read Full Lyrics