《The Irish Rover》歌词

歌曲： The Irish Rover

所属专辑：Definitive Pub Songs Collection

歌手： The Dubliners&Ronnie Drew

时长： 04:08

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The Irish Rover - The Dubliners/Ronnie Drew[00:00:00]

On the Fourth of July 1806[00:00:11]

We set sail from the sweet Cove of Cork[00:00:14]

We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks[00:00:18]

For the Grand City Hall in New York[00:00:22]

'Twas a wonderful craft [00:00:25]

She was rigged fore and aft[00:00:26]

And oh how the wild wind drove her[00:00:28]

She stood several blasts [00:00:32]

She had twenty seven masts[00:00:33]

And they called her The Irish Rover[00:00:35]

We had one million[00:00:39]

Bags of the best Sligo rags[00:00:40]

We had two million barrels of stone[00:00:43]

We had three million sides[00:00:46]

Of old blind horses hides[00:00:48]

We had four million barrels of bones[00:00:49]

We had five million hogs and six million dogs[00:00:53]

Seven million barrels of porter[00:00:57]

We had eight million bails[00:01:00]

Of old nanny goats' tails[00:01:01]

In the hold of the Irish Rover[00:01:03]

There was awl Mickey Coote[00:01:07]

Who played hard on his flute[00:01:09]

When the ladies lined up for a set[00:01:11]

He was tootin' with skill for[00:01:14]

Each sparkling quadrille[00:01:16]

Though the dancers[00:01:18]

Were fluther'd and bet[00:01:19]

With his smart witty talk [00:01:21]

He was cock of the walk[00:01:23]

And he rolled the dames under and over[00:01:25]

They all knew at a glance[00:01:28]

When he took up his stance[00:01:30]

That he sailed in The Irish Rover[00:01:31]

There was Barney McGee[00:02:04]

From the banks of the Lee[00:02:05]

There was Hogan from County Tyrone[00:02:07]

There was Johnny McGurk[00:02:11]

Who was scared stiff of work[00:02:12]

And a man from Westmeath called Malone[00:02:14]

There was Slugger O'Toole[00:02:18]

Who was drunk as a rule[00:02:19]

And fighting Bill Treacy from Dover[00:02:21]

And your man Mick MacCann[00:02:24]

From the banks of the Bann[00:02:26]

Was the skipper of the Irish Rover[00:02:28]

For a sailor it's always a bother in life[00:02:32]

It's so lonesome by night and day[00:02:35]

That he longs for the shore and[00:02:39]

A charming young whore[00:02:41]

Who will melt all his troubles away[00:02:42]

Oh the noise and the rout[00:02:46]

Swillin' poitin and stout[00:02:47]

For him soon the torment's over[00:02:49]

Of the love of a maid he is never afraid[00:02:53]

An old salt from the Irish Rover[00:02:56]

We had sailed seven years[00:03:00]

When the measles broke out[00:03:02]

And the ship lost its way in the fog[00:03:04]

And that whale of a crew[00:03:07]

Was reduced down to two[00:03:09]

Just myself and the Captain's old dog[00:03:11]

Then the ship struck a rock [00:03:14]

Oh Lord What a shock[00:03:16]

The bulkhead was turned right over[00:03:17]

Turned nine times around[00:03:22]

And the poor old dog was drowned[00:03:25]

And I'm the last of The Irish Rover[00:03:31]