by Ben Traverse | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Molly Malone Traditional, c. 1875 | Roud 16932, Ballad Index FSWB124B Lyrics: In Dublin’s fair cityWhere the girls are so prettyI first set my eyes on sweet Molly MaloneAs she wheeled her wheel-barrowThrough streets broad and narrowCrying, “Cockles and mussels,...
by Ben Traverse | Feb 8, 2023 | Ballad, Ireland, Slip Jig
(Along the) Rocky Road to Dublin D. K. Gavan, c. 1860 | Roud 3012, Ballad Index Hodg207 Lyrics: In the merry month of June from me home I startedLeft the girls of Tuam nearly broken-heartedSaluted father dear kissed my darling motherDrank a pint of beer, me grief and...
by Ben Traverse | Nov 22, 2022 | New York, War Song
The Irish Volunteer Words by Joe English, Melody Traditional, 1864 Me name is Tim McDonnell, I’m from the Emerald IsleI was born in Ireland’s bogs and left when but a childMe father fought in ’98, for liberty so dearHe fell upon old Vinegar Hill, like an Irish...
