The Pogues - The Irish Rover (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012) Lyrics

Lyrics The Irish Rover (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012) - The Pogues



On the Fourth of July, 1806
We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork
We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks
For the Grand City Hall in New York
′Twas a wonderful craft
She was rigged fore and aft
And oh, how the wild wind drove her
She stood several blasts
She had twenty seven masts
And they called her The Irish Rover
We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags
We had two million barrels of stone
We had three million sides of old blind horses hides
We had four million barrels of bones
We had five million hogs
And six million dogs
Seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million bails of old nanny-goats' tails
In the hold of the Irish Rover
There was awl Mickey Coote
Who played hard on his flute
When the ladies lined up for a set
He was tootin′ with skill
For each sparkling quadrille
Though the dancers were fluther'd and bet
With his smart witty talk
He was cock of the walk
And he rolled the dames under and over
They all knew at a glance
When he took up his stance
That he sailed in The Irish Rover
There was Barney McGee
From the banks of the Lee
There was Hogan from County Tyrone
There was Johnny McGurk
Who was scared stiff of work
And a man from Westmeath called Malone
There was Slugger O'Toole
Who was drunk as a rule
And Fighting Bill Treacy from Dover
And your man, Mick MacCann
From the banks of the Bann
Was the skipper of the Irish Rover
We had sailed seven years
When the measles broke out
And the ship lost its way in the fog
And that whale of a crew
Was reduced down to two
Just myself and the Captain′s old dog
Then the ship struck a rock
Oh Lord! what a shock
The bulkhead was turned right over
Turned nine times around
And the poor old dog was drowned
And the last of The Irish Rover



Writer(s): PD TRADITIONAL, J BAIRD


The Pogues - The Pogues In Paris - 30th Anniversary Concert At the Olympia

1 Streams of Whiskey (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
2 If I Should Fall From Grace With God (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
3 The Broad Majestic Shannon (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
4 Greenland Whale Fisheries (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
5 A Pair of Brown Eyes (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
6 Tuesday Morning (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
7 Kitty (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
8 The Sunnyside of the Street (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
9 Thousands Are Sailing (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
10 Lullaby of London (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
11 The Body of an American (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
12 Young Ned Of The Hill - Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012
13 Boys From the County Hell (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
14 Dirty Old Town (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
15 Bottle of Smoke (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
16 The Sickbed of Cuchulainn (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
17 Sally MacLennane (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
18 Rainy Night In Soho (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
19 The Irish Rover (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
20 Star of the County Down (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
21 Poor Paddy On the Railway (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
22 Fairytale of New York (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
23 Fiesta (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)




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