Lyrics and translation The Pogues - The Irish Rover (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
On
the
Fourth
of
July,
1806
4 juillet
1806
We
set
sail
from
the
sweet
cove
of
Cork
Nous
avons
levé
les
voiles
de
la
douce
baie
de
Cork
We
were
sailing
away
with
a
cargo
of
bricks
Nous
voguions
avec
un
chargement
de
briques
For
the
Grand
City
Hall
in
New
York
Pour
le
Grand
Hôtel
de
Ville
de
New
York
′Twas
a
wonderful
craft
C'était
un
bateau
extraordinaire
She
was
rigged
fore
and
aft
Il
était
gréé
en
flèche
And
oh,
how
the
wild
wind
drove
her
Et,
oh
! Comme
le
vent
sauvage
le
poussait
She
stood
several
blasts
Il
a
résisté
à
des
rafales
She
had
twenty
seven
masts
Il
avait
vingt-sept
mâts
And
they
called
her
The
Irish
Rover
Et
on
l'appelait
The
Irish
Rover
We
had
one
million
bags
of
the
best
Sligo
rags
Nous
avions
un
million
de
sacs
des
meilleurs
chiffons
de
Sligo
We
had
two
million
barrels
of
stone
Nous
avions
deux
millions
de
barils
de
pierre
We
had
three
million
sides
of
old
blind
horses
hides
Nous
avions
trois
millions
de
peaux
de
chevaux
aveugles
We
had
four
million
barrels
of
bones
Nous
avions
quatre
millions
de
barils
d'os
We
had
five
million
hogs
Nous
avions
cinq
millions
de
porcs
And
six
million
dogs
Et
six
millions
de
chiens
Seven
million
barrels
of
porter
Sept
millions
de
barils
de
porter
We
had
eight
million
bails
of
old
nanny-goats'
tails
Nous
avions
huit
millions
de
balles
de
vieilles
queues
de
chèvres
In
the
hold
of
the
Irish
Rover
Dans
la
cale
de
l'Irish
Rover
There
was
awl
Mickey
Coote
Il
y
avait
Mickey
Coote
Who
played
hard
on
his
flute
Qui
jouait
fort
de
la
flûte
When
the
ladies
lined
up
for
a
set
Quand
les
dames
faisaient
la
queue
pour
une
danse
He
was
tootin′
with
skill
Il
jouait
avec
talent
For
each
sparkling
quadrille
Pour
chaque
quadrille
étincelant
Though
the
dancers
were
fluther'd
and
bet
Bien
que
les
danseurs
soient
émus
et
stupéfaits
With
his
smart
witty
talk
Par
ses
discours
intelligents
et
spirituels
He
was
cock
of
the
walk
Il
était
le
coq
du
poulailler
And
he
rolled
the
dames
under
and
over
Et
il
roulait
les
dames
sous
lui
They
all
knew
at
a
glance
Toutes
savaient
au
premier
coup
d'œil
When
he
took
up
his
stance
Quand
il
prenait
position
That
he
sailed
in
The
Irish
Rover
Qu'il
naviguait
sur
l'Irish
Rover
There
was
Barney
McGee
Il
y
avait
Barney
McGee
From
the
banks
of
the
Lee
Des
rives
de
la
Lee
There
was
Hogan
from
County
Tyrone
Il
y
avait
Hogan
du
comté
de
Tyrone
There
was
Johnny
McGurk
Il
y
avait
Johnny
McGurk
Who
was
scared
stiff
of
work
Qui
avait
peur
de
travailler
And
a
man
from
Westmeath
called
Malone
Et
un
homme
de
Westmeath
appelé
Malone
There
was
Slugger
O'Toole
Il
y
avait
Slugger
O'Toole
Who
was
drunk
as
a
rule
Qui
était
ivre
la
plupart
du
temps
And
Fighting
Bill
Treacy
from
Dover
Et
Fighting
Bill
Treacy
de
Dover
And
your
man,
Mick
MacCann
Et
ton
homme,
Mick
MacCann
From
the
banks
of
the
Bann
Des
rives
du
Bann
Was
the
skipper
of
the
Irish
Rover
Était
le
capitaine
de
l'Irish
Rover
We
had
sailed
seven
years
Nous
avions
navigué
sept
ans
When
the
measles
broke
out
Quand
la
rougeole
a
éclaté
And
the
ship
lost
its
way
in
the
fog
Et
le
navire
s'est
perdu
dans
le
brouillard
And
that
whale
of
a
crew
Et
cet
équipage
de
rêve
Was
reduced
down
to
two
A
été
réduit
à
deux
Just
myself
and
the
Captain′s
old
dog
Seulement
moi
et
le
vieux
chien
du
capitaine
Then
the
ship
struck
a
rock
Puis
le
navire
a
heurté
un
rocher
Oh
Lord!
what
a
shock
Oh
! Dieu
! Quel
choc
The
bulkhead
was
turned
right
over
La
cloison
s'est
retournée
Turned
nine
times
around
A
tourné
neuf
fois
And
the
poor
old
dog
was
drowned
Et
le
pauvre
vieux
chien
s'est
noyé
And
the
last
of
The
Irish
Rover
Et
la
fin
de
l'Irish
Rover
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4 Poor Paddy On the Railway (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
5 Streams of Whiskey (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
6 Star of the County Down (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
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11 Bottle of Smoke (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
12 Boys From the County Hell (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
13 Fiesta (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
14 Lullaby of London (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
15 Thousands Are Sailing (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
16 The Sunnyside of the Street (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
17 Kitty (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
18 Tuesday Morning (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
19 A Pair of Brown Eyes (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
20 Greenland Whale Fisheries (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
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