Black Velvet Band Lyrics

In Bodenstown churchyard there is a green grave, And wildly around it the winter winds rave; Small shelter I ween are the ruined walls there When the storm sweeps down on the plain...Read Full Lyrics

Here's a health to you, bonnie Kellswater For its there you'll find the pleasures of life And its there you'll find a fishing and farming And a bonnie wee girl for your wife ...Read Full Lyrics

I've a nice little house and a cow or two at grass. I've a plant garden running by the door. I've a shelter for the hens and a stable for the ass Now, what could a man want more...Read Full Lyrics

As I walked by the dockside one evening so fair To view the salt waters and take in the salt air I heard an old fisherman singing a song Oh, take me away boys me time is not long ...Read Full Lyrics

When I go a-walking, I hear people talking Schoolchildren playing, I know what they're saying They're saying you'll grieve me, that you will deceive me Some morning you'll leave...Read Full Lyrics

I'm a rover and seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree It's when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin' how to gain my love's company Here's to health to all true lovers, here's t...Read Full Lyrics

Gather up the pots and the old tin can The mash, the corn, the barley and the bran Run like the devil from the excise man Keep the smoke from rising Barney Keep your eyes...Read Full Lyrics

I'm bidding farewell to the land of my youth, And the home I love so well, And the mountains so grand 'round my own native land, I'm bidding them all farewell. With an aching heart...Read Full Lyrics

Way out in London airport in hangar number four A lonely little biplane lived whose name was Evermore His working days were over no more would he sail Upon his wings above the clou...Read Full Lyrics

A long time ago when the Earth was green, There was more kinds of animals than you've ever seen, They'd run around free while the earth was being born, But the loveliest of them...Read Full Lyrics