Peggy Lettermore Lyrics

Have you heard of Phil the fluter,From the town of Ballymuck,The times was going hard for him,In fact the man was broke,So he sent an invitation,To his neighbours one and all,As ho...Read Full Lyrics

When she was only sixteen yearsA beauty she was wearingAh little, little did she thinkThat she'd be soon a-grievin' oh ohChorus:For the ploughboys lads are gay braw ladsThey'll cou...Read Full Lyrics

Why spend your leisure bereft of pleasureA massing treasure why scrape and save?Why look so canny at ev'ry penny?You'll take no money within the graveLandlords and gentry with all ...Read Full Lyrics

Well the government's made a documentTo help prevent embarrassmentAnd in the event of an accidentCatching us with our trousers downIt's no use to you when you're deadNor even when ...Read Full Lyrics

In eighteen hundred and forty-oneMe corduroy breeches i put onMe corduroy breeches i put onTo work upon the railway,The railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor paddy works on the railw...Read Full Lyrics

Around the time I saw the light of morningA comradeship of heroes was laidFrom every corner of the world came sailingThe Fifty International Brigade.They came to stand beside the S...Read Full Lyrics

Which way will the branch bendWhen there's no wind left to blowWhich way will the river runWhen there's no where left to goWhat do we tell the childrenWhen they start to ask us why...Read Full Lyrics

My father sailed away, the band played tunes of gloryA giant man with ribbons, bedeviled dignityA regimental sergeant, the backbone of the EmpireFor God and righteous glory bound f...Read Full Lyrics

I always will remember well the day we went away,Sailing out of Dublin in the morning,Our hopes were on tomorrow as we kissed the girls farewell,And our dreams were on the day of o...Read Full Lyrics

I was standing by my window,On one cold and cloudy dayWhen I saw that hearse come rollingFor to carry my mother awayWill the circle be unbrokenBy and by, lord, by and byThere's a b...Read Full Lyrics