T'was 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 bone
We had five million hogs, six million dogs
Seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million bails of old nanny gold tails
In the hold of the Irish Rover
There was old Mickey Coote who played hard on his flute
When the ladies lined up for a set
He was tootin' with skill For each sparking quadrille Though the dancers were fluther'd and bet
With his smart witty talk he was cock of the walk
He rolled the dames under and over
They all knew at a glance when he took up his stance
That he sailed on 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 your man from the West Meath called Malone
The was slugger O'Toole who was drunk as a rule
And fighting Bill Tracey from Dover
And your man Mick McCann 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
[00:08.16]On the fourth of July 1806 [00:08.98] [00:10.29]We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork [00:11.66] [00:12.79]We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks [00:14.51] [00:15.76]For the grand city hall in New York [00:17.07] [00:18.82]T'was a wonderful craft, she was rigged fore and aft [00:21.13] [00:21.82]And oh how the wild wind drove her [00:23.51] [00:24.69]She stood several blasts, she had twenty-seven masts [00:26.76] [00:27.38]And they called her the Irish Rover [00:28.57] [00:31.26]We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags [00:32.94] [00:34.44]We had two million barrels of stone [00:35.57] [00:36.81]We had three million sides of old blind horses' hides [00:38.76] [00:39.69]We had four million barrels of bone [00:41.07] [00:42.69]We had five million hogs, six million dogs [00:44.63] [00:45.82]Seven million barrels of porter [00:46.70] [00:47.45]We had eight million bails of old nanny gold tails [00:49.94] [00:51.57]In the hold of the Irish Rover [00:53.26] [00:55.51]There was old Mickey Coote who played hard on his flute [00:57.26] [00:58.32]When the ladies lined up for a set [00:59.63] [01:00.82]He was tootin' with skill For each sparking quadrille [01:02.58]Though the dancers were fluther'd and bet [01:04.96] [01:07.08]With his smart witty talk he was cock of the walk [01:08.96] [01:09.77]He rolled the dames under and over [01:11.02] [01:12.71]They all knew at a glance when he took up his stance [01:15.10] [01:15.61]That he sailed on the Irish Rover [01:16.85] [01:42.98]There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee [01:45.11]There was Hogan from County Tyrone [01:46.24] [01:48.31]There was Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of work [01:50.93]And your man from the West Meath called Malone [01:52.61] [01:54.05]The was slugger O'Toole who was drunk as a rule [01:55.68] [01:56.68]And fighting Bill Tracey from Dover [01:57.93] [02:00.12]And your man Mick McCann from the banks of the Bann [02:01.93] [02:02.49]Was the skipper of the Irish Rover [02:03.68] [02:10.87]We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out [02:11.68]And the ship lost its way in the fog [02:11.99]And that whale of a crew was reduced down to two [02:12.37]Just myself and the captain's old dog [02:12.62]Then the ship struck a rock oh Lord what a shock [02:13.05]The bulkhead was turned right over [02:13.24]Turned nine times around and the poor old dog was drowned [02:15.18] [02:17.68]And the last of the Irish Rover
