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SING ALONG LYRICS 

 

 

March 2023 

Don’t know the words? Here’s a quick guide to singing along with the BEST parts of your favorite Irish songs! 

-------- JOHNNY TARR ---------- 

Even if you saw it yourself, 

You wouldn't believe it! 

I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I were you. 

I wasn't there, but I swear I have an alibi 

I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true! 

 —---------------------------------------------------- 

 —------  BLACK VELVET BAND  —------ 

Her eyes 

shone like the diamonds 

I thought she was 

queen of the land 

With her hair 

thrown over her shoulder 

Tied up in a black velvet band 

 —---------------------------------------------------- 

 —------  SOUTH AUSTRALIA  —------ 

 Haul away, you rolling kings! 

 Heave away, haul away! 

 Haul away, you'll hear me sing! 

 Bound for South Australia! 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

 —------  The Mermaid  —------ 

'Cause her hair 

was green as seaweed 

Her skin was blue and pale 

Her face it was a work of art 

I loved that girl 

with all my heart 

But I only liked the upper part 

I did not like the tail 

 —---------------------------------------------------- 

 —------  RUNDLETS AND KILDERKINS —------ 

 It's the drink of the gods 

 That's for sure 

 It's bold and fresh 

 And mountain pure 

 Whatever is ailing you 

 This is the cure 

 It's bold and fresh 

 And mountain pure 

 —---------------------------------------------------- 

 —------  MUIRSHEEN DURKIN —------ 

 Goodbye Muirsheen Durkin, 

 I'm sick and tired of workin' 

 No more I'll dig the praties 

 No longer I’ll be fooled! 

 As sure as me name is Carney, 

 I'll be off to Californ-yee 

 Where instead of diggin' praties, 

 I'll be diggin' lumps of gold 

 —---------------------------------------------------- 

 —------  MARI MAC  —------ 

 Mari-Mac's mother's 

 makin' Mari-Mac marry me 

 My mother's makin' me 

 marry Mari-Mac 

 Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me 

 We'll all be feelin' merry 

 when I marry Mari-Mac 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- NO PORTER ON PADDY’S ---------- 

There’s no porter, 

No porter on Paddy’s! 

There’s no bog roll 

At all on the shelves, 

There’ll be no pints of black 

And you can’t have the craíc, 

Unless it’s at home 

by yourselves! 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- DICEY RILEY -------- 

Poor auld Dicey Riley, 

She has taken to the sup! 

Poor auld Dicey Riley, 

She could never give it up! 

It's off in the morning to the pub, 

And then she's in for another little drop, 

For the heart of the rowl is Dicey Riley! 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- THE TIPPLER -------- 

I know everyone 

In this town 

From their great-great-great 

Grandfathers down 

You, I’ve never seen around 

Sure as I could knock ye 

To the ground! 

 —---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- HOME FOR A REST -------- 

You'll have to excuse me, 

I'm not at my best, 

I've been gone for a week [month] 

I've been drunk since I left! 

These so-called vacations 

Will soon be my death 

I'm so sick from the drink 

I need home for a rest! 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- AT LEAST SHE WASN'T A REDHEAD -------- 

At least she wasn't a redhead, 

'Cause then it would have been worse! 

There's a fire in Hell, 

But a red-headed gal 

Is a thing to be frightened of first! 

She'll split you six ways from a Sunday, 

She says she wishes you dead, 

Sure, it's distressing, 

But count your blessings: 

At least she's no redhead! 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- THE BEER FROM ST JAMES GATE -------- 

I don't mean to seem irate 

I want the beer from St James Gate! 

A frothy pint would be just great! 

Hurry now, don't make me wait, 

I want the beer from St James Gate! 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- ONE DOCTOR OUT OF TEN -------- 

I've had some good advice, 

But it never sounds like fun: 

Nine men with PhDs 

All ganging up upon the one! 

They say, "Nine out of ten doctors, 

"This is what they recommend!" 

So that's why I always find 

That one doctor out of ten! 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- WILD ROVER -------- 

And it's no, nay, never 

RISE UP YOUR SKIRTS!! 

No, nay, never no more 

Will I play the wild rover 

No never, no more! 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- GALWAY GIRL  -------- 

And I ask you, friend: 

what's a fella to do? 

Because her hair was black, 

and her eyes were blue. 

And I knew right then 

I'd be taking a whirl 

Around the Salthill Prom 

with a Galway Girl 

—---------------------------------------------------- 

-------- PADDY ON THE RAILWAY -------- 

I was wearing… 

corduroy britches 

Digging ditches 

pulling switches 

dodging hitches 

I was workin' on the railway! 

—----------------------------------------------------

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