[Verse 1] I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride With sword and pistol by my side Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade The bastards hung me in the spring of '25 But I am still alive [Verse 2] I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide And with the sea I did abide I sailed a...Learn More

[Verse 1] Peg Leg Jack went out one night to get a little gin He went up to the landlord's house, the landlord wasn't in He rapped and rapped and rapped and rapped, he rapped all night in vain When all of a sudden came (knock, knock, knock) upon the window pane [Verse 2] Up to the window, he turned his head and a maiden he did spy And he thought...Learn More

[Verse 1] Oh! My boat can safely float in the teeth of wind and weather And outsail the fastest hooker between Galway and Kinsale When the black floor of the ocean and the white foam rush together She will ride, in her pride, like a sea-gull in the gale [Chorus] Oh she's neat! Oh she's sweet! She's a beauty in ev'ry line! The Queen of Connemara is...Learn More

[Verse 1] Slowly, slowly, walk the path And you might never stumble or fall Slowly, slowly, walk the path And you might never fall in love at all [Chorus] Golden, golden, is her hair Like the morning sun over fields of corn Golden, golden, is her love So sweet and clear and warm [Verse 2] Lonely, lonely, is the heart That ne'er another can call...Learn More

[Verse 1] He went down last October in a pouring driving rain The skipper, he’d been drinking and the Mate, he felt no pain Too close to Three Mile Rock, and she was dealt her mortal blow And the Mary Ellen Carter settled low [Verse 2] There were just us five aboard her when she finally was awash We’d worked like hell to save her, all heedless of...Learn More

[Verse 1] Every morning at seven o'clock There were twenty tarriers a workin' at the rock The boss comes along and he says, "Keep still And down heavy on the cast iron drill." [Chorus] And drill, ye tarriers, drill Drill, ye tarriers, drill For it's work all day for the sugar in your tay (tea) Down beyond the railway And drill, ye tarriers,...Learn More

[Verse 1] Oh, the night was clear Stars were shinin' The moon came up so quiet in the sky The people gathered 'round The bands was a-tunin' I could hear them now Playin' "Comin' Through The Rye" [Verse 2] You were dressed in blue You looked so lovely Just a gentle flower Of a small-town girl You took my hand We danced to the music With a single...Learn More

[Verse 1] We've come a long way since we last shook hands We’ve still got a long way to go We couldn't see the flowers when we last shook hands We couldn't see the flowers on account of the snow [Verse 2] What did you do with you burden and your cross Did you carry it alone or did you crack We both know that a burden and a cross Can only be...Learn More

[Verse 1] Far away across the ocean Underneath an Indian star Dwelled a dark eyed lonely maiden On the coast of Malabar [Verse 2] In the harbor, where we anchored I can see her shy and sweet With a bunch of wine-red roses And the wild waves at her feet [Chorus] Fare thee well, my little dark eyed queen Fare thee well, my Indian star In my heart...Learn More

[Chorus] Come all ye fair and tender ladies Take warning how you court your men They’re like a star on a summer morning They first appear and then they’re gone [Verse 1] They’ll tell to you some loving story They’ll swear to you their love is true Straight away they’ll go and court some other And that's the love they have for you [Verse 2] Oh...Learn More

[Verse 1] Farewell to all our Scottish fame Farewell our ancient glory Farewell even to our Scottish name Sae fam'd in martial story The Sark runs over the Solway sands And Tweed runs to the ocean To mark where England's province stands: Such a parcel of rogues in a nation! [Verse 2] What force or gile could not subdue Through many warlike ages Is...Learn More