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\selectlanguage{english}
\songcolumns{2}
\beginsong{The rocky road to Dublin}
[by={The Dubliners},cover={irish-pub-songs},album={Irish pub songs}]
\cover
\gtab{Dm}{XX0231}
\gtab{C}{X32010}
\gtab{A}{X02220}
\gtab{Am}{X02210}
\begin{verse}
Well in the \[Dm]merry \[C]month of \[Dm]May, from me home I started
\[Dm]Left the \[C]girls of \[Dm]Tuam \[C]nearly broken hearted
Sa\[Dm]luted \[C]father \[Dm]dear, kissed me darlin' mother
\[Dm]Drank a \[C]pint of \[Dm]beer, me \[C]grief and tears to smother
Then \[Dm]off to reap the \[C]corn, \[Dm]leave where I was \[C]born
I \[Dm]cut a stout black\[C]thorn to banish ghost and goblin
\[Dm]In a brand new pair of \[C]brogues, I rat\[Dm]tled over the bogs \[C]
And \[Dm]frightened all the \[C]dogs, on the rocky rad to Dublin
\end{verse}
\begin{chorus}
\[A]One, two, \[C]three, four, five \[Dm]
\[Dm]Hunt the hare and turn her \[Dm]down
The rocky road and \[C]all the \[Am]ways to \[C]Dublin
\[Dm]Whack-fol-lol-de-ra
\end{chorus}
\begin{verse}
In Mullingar that night, I rested limbs so weary
Started by daylight, my spirits bright and airy
Took a drop of the pure, to keep my heart from sinkin'
That's the paddy's cure, whenever he's on for drinking
To see the lasses smile, laughing all the while
At my curious style, 't'would set your heart a-bubblin'
They ax'd if I was hired, the wages I required
Till I was almost tired, of the rocky road to Dublin
\end{verse}
\begin{verse}
In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity
To be so soon deprived, a view of that fine city
Then I took a stroll, all among the quality
My bundle it was stole, in a neat locality
Something crossed my mind, then I looked behind
No bundle could I find, upon my stick a wobblin'
Enquirin' for the rogue, they said my Connacht brogue
Wasn't much in vogue, on the rocky road to Dublin
\end{verse}
\begin{verse}
From there I got away, my spirits never failin'
Landed on the quay, as the ship was sailin'
Captain at me roared, said that no room had he
When I jumped aboard, a cabin found for Paddy
Down among the pigs I played some funny rigs
Danced some hearty jigs, the water round me bubblin'
When off Holyhead, I wished meself was dead
Or better far instead, on the rocky road to Dublin
\end{verse}
\begin{verse}
The boys of Liverpool, when we safely landed
Called myself a fool; I could no longer stand it
Blood began to boil, temper I was losin'
Poor ould Erin's isle they began abusin'
``Hurrah my soul'' sez I, my shillelagh I let fly
Some Galway boys were by, saw I was a hobble in
Then with a loud hurray, they joined in the affray
We quickly cleared the way, for the rocky road to Dublin
\end{verse}
\endsong