Poor old Johnny Ray Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono Our mothers cried Sang along, now who'd blame them You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up) Now I must say more than ever Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye and we can sing just like our fathers Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means) at this moment you mean everything With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess) verge on dirty, Ah come on Eileen These people round here wear beaten-down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces, so resigned to what their fate is but not us (no never) not us (no never) we are far too young and clever, or so we thought Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye Eileen I'll hum this tune for ever Come on Eileen, oh I swear (well he means) Ah come on let's take off everything That pretty red dress, ah Eileen (tell him yes) Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen That pretty red dress, ah Eileen (tell him yes) Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen Please... Come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh Eileen You’ve grown and you show how you feel ‘Cause now I must say more than ever Toora-too-loora things round here have changed Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye-aye Come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye toora toora-too-loora

There were three drunken maidens came from the Isle of Wight They started to drink on Monday never stopped till Saturday night On Saturday night they came my lads but still they wouldn't get out And then three drunken maidens they pushed the jug about Then in came dancing Sally her cheeks a rosy bloom Shove o'er you jolly sisters and give young Sal some room And I will be your equal before the evening's out And then three drunken maidens they pushed the jug about They had woodcock and pheasant, partridge and hare And every sort of dainty, no shortage there was there They'd forty gallons of beer me lads but still they wouldn't get out And then three drunken maidens they pushed the jug about Then in came the landlord, he was looking for his pay Forty pounds for beer me lads these girls were forced to pay They had ten pounds apiece me lads but still they wouldn't get out And then three drunken maidens they pushed the jug about Where are your fancy hats and your mantles rich and fine? They've all been swallowed up me lads with tankards of fine wine And where are your fancy men, young maidens frisk and gay? You left them in the ale house and it's there you'll have to pay.

drank away the rest of the day wonder what my liver'd say drink, it's all you can blackened days with their bigger gales blow in your parlor to discuss the day listen, it's all you can but don't, don't sink the boat that you built, you built to keep afloat. no don't, don't sink the boat that you built... sick and tired of what to say no one listens anyway sing, it's all you can rambling years of lousy luck miss the smell of burning turf dream, it's all you can but don't, don't sink the boat that you built, you built to keep afloat. no don't, don't sink the boat that you built... that you built keep afloat singled out for who you are takes all types to be a man feel, it's all you can filthy suits with bigot ears hide behind their own worst fears live, it's all you can it's all you can it's all you can...do. no matter where i put my head i wake up feeling sound again breathe, it's all you can tomorrow smells of less decay the flowers greet this bloomin' fray be thankful, it's all you can but don't, don't sink the boat that you’ve built, you built to keep afloat. but don't, don't sink the boat that you built, you built to keep afloat. no don't, no don't sink the boat that you built we all built to keep afloat it's a ripe old age it's a ripe old age it's a ripe old age that's what i am a ripe old age a ripe old age a ripe old age just doin' the best i can … the best i can

I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town, Dirty old town Heard a siren from the docks Saw a train set the night on fire Smelled the breeze on the smoky wind Dirty old town, Dirty old town Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling on their beat There springs a girl in the streets at night Dirty old town, Dirty old town I'm going to make me a big sharp axe Shining steel tempered in the fire I’ll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town, Dirty old town

Well Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born He played it from the night-time to the peaceful early morn He soothed souls of psychos and the men who had the horn and they all looked very happy in the morning But Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks when he'd had too many powers So sad to see the grieving of the people he was leaving And he took the road for god knows in the morning We walked him to the station in the rain We kissed him as we put him on the train And we sang him a song of times long gone though we knew that we'd be seeing him again Sad to say I must be on my way so buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away I'd like to think I'll be returning when I can to the greatest little boozer and to Sally McLennane The years passed by the times had changed I grew to be a man I learned to love the virtues of sweet Sally McLennane I took the jeers and drank the beers and I crawled back home at dawn And ended up a barman in the morning I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey down I talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away Some people left for heaven without warning When Jimmy came back home he was surprised that they where gone He asked me all the details of the train that they went on Some people they are scared to croak but Jimmy drank until he choked And took the road for heaven in the morning

When apples still grow in November, When blossoms still bloom on each tree, When leaves are still green in December, It's then that our land will be free. I wandered her hills and her valleys and still through my sorrow I see, A land that has never known freedom, only her rivers run free. I drink to the death of her manhood, Those men who would rather have died Than to live in the cold chains of bondage To bring back their rights were denied. Where are you now, when we need you, What burns where the flame used to be? Are you gone like the snows of last winter, will only our rivers run free? How sweet is life but we're crying, how mellow the wine that were dry, How fragrant the rose but it’s dying, how gentle the wind, but it sighs. What good is youth when it’s ageing, what joy is in eyes that can’t see? When there’s sorrow in sunshine and flowers, And only our rivers run free.

Is it getting better Or do you feel the same Will it make it easier on you now You got someone to blame You say One love One life When it's one need in the night It's one love We get to share it It leaves you baby If you don't care for it Did I disappoint you Or leave a bad taste in your mouth You act like you never had love And you want me to go without Well it's too late Tonight To drag the past out Into the light We're one But we're not the same We get to carry each other Carry each other Have you come here for forgiveness Have you come to raise the dead Have you come here to play Jesus To the lepers in your head Did I ask too much More than a lot You gave me nothing Now it's all I got We're one But we're not the same We hurt each other Then we do it again You say Love is a temple Love a higher law Love is a temple Love the higher law You ask me to enter But then you make me crawl And I can't be holding on To what you got When all you got is hurt One love One blood One life You got to do what you should One life With each other Sisters Brothers One life But we're not the same We get to carry each other Carry each other One One.

In the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and six We set sail from the fair Cobh of Cork. We were bound far away with a cargo of bricks To the fine city hall of New York. In a very fine craft, she was rigged fore-and-aft And oh, how the wild winds drove her. She had twenty-three masts and withstood several blasts And we called her the Irish Rover. There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee There was Hogan from County Tyrone. And a chap called McGurk who was scared stiff of work And a chap from Westmeath called Malone. There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as rule And fighting Bill Casey from Dover. There was Dooley from Claire who was strong as a bear And was skipper of the Irish Rover. We had one million bales of old billy goat's tails We had two million buckets of stones. We had three million sides of old blind horses hides We had four million packets of bones. We had five million hogs, we had six million dogs And seven million barrels of porter. We had eight million bag of the best Sligo rags In the hold of the Irish Rover. We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out And the ship lost her way in the fog. And the whole of the crew was reduced unto two 'T was meself and the captain's old dog. Then the ship struck a rock with a terrible shock And then she heeled right over. Turned nine times around, and the poor dog was drowned I'm the last of the Irish Rover.

Sometimes late at night I lie awake and watch her sleeping She's lost in peaceful dreams So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark And the thought crosses my mind If I never wake up in the morning Would she ever doubt the way I feel About her in my heart If tomorrow never comes Will she know how much I loved her Did I try in every way to show her every day That she's my only one And if my time on earth were through And she must face this world without me Is the love I gave her in the past Gonna be enough to last If tomorrow never comes 'Cause I had loved ones in my life Who never knew how much I loved them Now I live with the regret That my true feelings for them never were revealed So I made a promise to myself To say each day how much she means to me And avoid that circumstance Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel So tell that someone that you love Just what you`re thinking of If tomorrow never comes

Hypnotized by your little eyes, I try not to show you my surprise but apparently you noticed anyway Although I try to do my best, I spill some whiskey on your dress 'Scuse me, I'm awkward - what's your name ? You didn't answer me, didn't want to look at me Ran outta here before I caught your eye 'cos when you're on the town with your fancy friends around you party till the night is just a sigh 'cos you don't want to waste your time with the people here As if you've drawn a line between lords & thieves Then out of the blue I met you with a strange guy in a fancy suit who said he felt his love for you was pure I had to rub my eyes, scratch my ears for a moment I couldn't breathe Excuse me sir? Are you sure? Well you didn't answer me you didn't even look at me Ran outta here before I caught your eye 'cos when you're on the town with your fancy friends around You never watch the faces passing by Watch your step, you're on very slippery ground If you fall, tell me who will be around? Watch the way you trust these people there It'll be hard to cross that line on your way down