In the merry month of june from me I started Left the girls of tuam broken-hearted father dear, kissed me darlin' mother Drank a pint of beer, me grief and fears to Then off to the corn, leave where I was born With a blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins, A bran'new of brogues, rattling o'er the bogs And frightening all the dogs on the rocky road to
One two three five, hunt the hare and turn him the rocky road, and all the way to dublin Whack
In mullingar that night I limbs so weary by daylight next morning light and airy Took a drop of the pure to keep me from sinking That's the paddy's cure, whene'er on for drinking See the smile, laughing all the while At me curious style, 'twould set heart a-bubbling They'd ask me was I hired, the wages I Till I was tired of the rocky road to dublin
One two three four five, hunt the and turn him the rocky road, and all the way to dublin Whack
In dublin arrived, I thought it such a pity To be so soon deprived a of that fine city So then I took a stroll all the quality Me it was stole in a neat locality Something me mind, when I looked behind No bundle could I upon me stick a-wobblin' Enquiring for the rogue, they said me connaught Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to
One two three four five, the hare and turn him Down the rocky road, and all the way to fol-lol-de-ra
From there I got away me spirits failing Landed on the quay just as the ship was The captain at me roared, that no room had he I jumped aboard, a cabin found for paddy Down among the pigs, I played bonny rigs Danced some hearty jigs, the water round me When off t'holyhead I meself was dead, Or better far, instead, on the rocky road to
One two three four five, hunt the and turn him the rocky road, and all the way to dublin Whack
The boys of liverpool, we safely landed Called a fool, I could no longer stand it Me blood to boil, temper I was losin' Poor old erin's isle they abusin' "hurrah me soul!" sez i, I let fly Galway were nigh and saw I was a hobblin' With a loud "hurrah," in the fray We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to
One two three four five, the hare and turn him Down the road, and all the way to dublin Whack