Black Is The Colour 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

Take a look around you, how much longer can you live This way Trash on the floor from weeks before, just gets deeper By the day Can't let go of that foolish pride, you keep it lock...Read Full Lyrics

I dreamt a dream the other night I couldn't sleep a wink The rats were tryin' to count the sheep and I was off the drink There were footsteps in the parlour and voices on the stair...Read Full Lyrics

Don't forget your shovel if you want to go to work. Oh don't forget your shovel if you want to go to work. Don't forget your shovel if you want to go to work Or you'll end up where...Read Full Lyrics

Close your eyes and come with me back to 1984 We'll take a walk down Henry Street to Dunnes Department store. The supermarket's busy and the registers make a din' The groceries go ...Read Full Lyrics