Irish Descendants - Rocky Road to Dublin

Lyrics:
In the merry month of June, From me' home I started,
Left the girls of Tuam, So sad and broken hearted,
Saluted father dear, Kissed me' darlin' mother,
Drank a pint of beer, Me' grief and tears to smother,
Then off to reap the corn, Leave where I was born,
Cut a stout blackthorn, To banish ghost and goblin,
Bought a pair of brogues, Rattled o'er the bogs,
Frightened all the dogs,On the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three, four five,
Hunt the hare and turn her
Down the rocky road
And all the ways to Dublin,
Whack-fol-lol-de-ra.
While in Mullingar that night, I rested limbs so weary,
Started by me' lake, Me' spirit is bright and cheery
Took a drop of the pure, To keep me' heart from sinkin',
That's the Paddy's cure, When ever he's on for drinking.
To see the lassies smile, Laughing all the while,
At me' curious style, 'Twould set your heart a-bubblin'.
Asked if I was hired, Wages I required,
Till I was almost tired, Of the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three, four five,
Hunt the hare and turn her
Down the rocky road
And all the ways to Dublin,
Whack-fol-lol-de-ra.
[Interlude]
Well, in Dublin next arrived, I thought it be a pity,
To be so soon deprived, A view of that fine city.
So then I took a stroll, Down among the quality,
Bundle it was stole, And in a neat locality;
Something crossed me' mind, Then I looked behind;
No bundle could I find, Upon me' stick a wobblin'.
Enquirin' for the rogue, Said me' Connacht brogue,
Wasn't much in vogue, On the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three, four five,
Hunt the hare and turn her
Down the rocky road
And all the ways to Dublin,
Whack-fol-lol-de-ra.
While, From there I got away, Me' spirits never failin'
Landed on the quay, Just as the ship was sailin';
Captain at me roared, Said that no room had he,
Then I jumped aboard, A cabin found for Paddy,
Then down among the pigs, Played some hardy rigs,
Danced some hearty jigs, The water round me bubblin',
When off Holyhead, Wished me' self was dead,
Or better farther instead, On the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three, four five,
Hunt the hare and turn her
Down the rocky road
And all the ways to Dublin,
Whack-fol-lol-de-ra.
The boys of Liverpool, When we safely landed,
Called me' self a fool; I could no longer stand it;
Blood began to boil, Temper I was losin',
Poor ould Erin's isle They began abusin',
"Hurrah my soul," sez I, Shillelagh I let fly;
Galway boys were by, Saw I was a hobble in,
With a loud hurray, Joined in the affray.
Quickly cleared the way, For the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three, four five,
Hunt the hare and turn her
Down the rocky road
And all the ways to Dublin,
Whack-fol-lol-de-ra.

[@MattieMac02]

Definitely one of the best versions of this song, the high king's version is great too, the vocals in this are very Celtic :)

[@Phil_Suzuki_V-strom]

The Rocky Road To Dublin - The Ramparts kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKqufaGcjtaCf9U

[@RiMiEg007]

This is my favorite version of this song!

[@janmarsh4104]

These guys are pretty whiz-bang too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/in-rkpmre8ergsU&start_radio=1

[@Smashedhiskeyboardupinthewoods]

I like the dropkick Murphys the best

[@VenusInPisces]

this is my favorite version of this song. I love all their voices together.

[@Phil_Suzuki_V-strom]

The Rocky Road To Dublin - The Ramparts kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKqufaGcjtaCf9U

[@sciwife]

My favorite version of this song! Awesome.....Thanks for uploading it!

[@gelnon_gaming]

Agreed

[@TheEyeOfOdin1]

The musical part at the end is incredible!!

[@gatitogatito4649]

One of my favorite renditions of the song.

[@MoorOfDundee]

....This is a 'folk' song....There is no such thing as the 'wrong' lyrics. They change. May or June.....Near or Nigh...As long as the meanings are the same. Different groups put their own take on this incredible fun tune....

[@jamescatalao2607]

Maybe this version should've been in SHERLOCK HOLMES.

[@gabrielagodoy18]

I'M LOVING IT....GREAT!!!!!!

[@dadrummagstag7626]

4:06 Dunno why but this part has me thinking about how much I love my family and how grateful and lucky i am to be alive

[@alexv3357]

This is somehow at once both very laid back and very energetic

[@greenquoxthepurple6231]

"the boys of liverpool when we safely landed called me self a fool. i could no longer stand it, my blood began to boil( Honestly it might sound stupid, but after listening to this song many times, iam finally able to sing the whole song. Love the cadence, melody. It always cheers me up)Greetings from across the channel

[@Phil_Suzuki_V-strom]

The Rocky Road To Dublin - The Ramparts kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKqufaGcjtaCf9U

[@TourPace]

My favorite very yet

[@PJsFirstChannel]

Best version of this song, ever!

[@totalledgaming1018]

True

[@PythonNFY2k]

My favorite version of this song....Great instrumentation. My next favorite version is by the Fables, also a Newfoundland group.

[@chuckles15]

The lead singer of The Irish Descendants and The Fables is D'arcy Broderick. Probably why you like both lol

[@satan3959]

@@chuckles15 Actually, Con O'Brien was the lead singer of ID as he sang lead on the vast majority of their songs

[@joshuamckenna2981]

Many of you lose the point of this song. The singer leaves the place he was born. They love him in Mullingar. They rob in in Dublin. They fight for him as outlanders in Liverpool. Boys, they'll love us in the next town over. They'll revile us in our holy cities. And our truest brothers will meet us in the lands of strangers and cover our backs in a ruck. Watch out. A true brother will stab you in the back. A truer stranger will stand with you when you need him to. May you all stand strong enough alone on your own two feet.

[@rogue5495]

+Joshua McKenna The words were written by D.K. Gavan, "The Galway Poet", for the English music hall performer Harry Clifton (1824-1872), who popularised the song.[1][2]The song describes the many troubles and travails that the protagonist encounters on this travels. At the beginning of the songs, the protagonist of the story states that he is "off to reap the corn" or intending to become a migrant agricultural labourer. He begins his journey by bidding farewell to his family and friends. He leaves his hometown of Tuam on foot, resting in Mullingar where the local women make fun of his clothes. He next arrives in the Irish capital city Dublin, but is robbed of his meagre possessions, but struggles to find the thief and is mocked for his Connacht accent ("Connacht brogue wasn't much in vogue", The term brogue generally refers to an Irish accent). He hops a ship in the harbour headed for England, and is placed in the hold with the pigs where he experiences severe sea sickness off the coast of Holyhead, Wales. He arrives in the English city Liverpool where he is mocked by the locals because of his Irishness. He engages them in a fight using his blackthornshillelagh, but is outnumbered until a group of Irishmen from County Galway come to his rescue ("join in the affray"), the first people who have helped him on his voyage.

[@rogue5495]

+Joshua McKenna The moral of the song is never forget your roots, love your brothers.

[@OhFortunae]

@absurdwriter Interesting, me thanks.

[@rogue5495]

Yeah, brother. Nice avi, nice channel.

[@OhFortunae]

Thank you if it isn't sarcasm; I'll do my part for European activism and revival.You from Ireland?

[@Zaanse_Mayo]

I love the addition of Morrison's Jig in the middle

[@95eisblume95]

I love it ♥

[@mrparkerhill]

I never would have imagined Morrison's Jig would fit so well. Well done.

[@Vortesz]

I love this version.

[@knightoflambda]

Haha yeah, this got played on the radio today. The host called this song the closest 19th century got to rap. And possibly the most masculine tune in his extensive library.

[@shallowchy8037]

I gotta know what plays this on the radio stations.

[@knightoflambda]

Cheyenne Thompson CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio 2 station. It was St. Patrick's Day though.

[@markfury7291]

Sendin love from Ireland.. This great song makes me feel invincible

[@lordeliphas]

every cover of this song is awsome

[@wo0zie]

literally!

[@jrfan07]

love this song, the instrumental last half is so awesome :D

[@BlackFolkAndPiano]

PS: for who's interested in other versions of the song... The Dubliners The Pogues Makem & Clancy The Chieftains are the best ones... then there's the Orthodox Celts' one and another wonderful one from the film "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (1968)

[@billys2740]

Okay listen. I was out skidooing in northern Alberta and meet up with some great people. And we where talking about the rock and this band came up in the conversation. I saw them live in saint John at a club that was a church at one time ,it was first visit there. Anyway we walked in and the whole place was jumping it was fully alive and they where playing this song. Truly an awesome site and a very technical song. They played it perfectly. I played the song for them and they instantly started dancing .

[@erigfrey]

i love this song i wish i had this voice!

[@PeachyKeena_]

This is my favorite version of Rocky Road, right in front of the Dropkick Murphys' version.

[@Notasthinkasudrunkim]

Yah, hadn't been doing my homework on this song, merely just copy/pasted the lyrics, just to get it up; lovely song! Lyrics should be 100% correct now, thanks for the reminder. =-]

[@ektom90]

I actually like this version better than the dubliners...

[@emmaroberts2291]

whiskey you're de devil do the best version.

[@viceroy2466]

Colm Mcguinness and the Kings of Connacht do very good versions also.

[@ophirbactrius8285]

Me too.

[@lory201001]

I think that this is the best version of this song

[@22grena]

So glad the string that connects me to Africa is Irish

[@o00thunderhawk00o]

i feel so irish listening to this. proud to have descendants from there.... DERRY FTW

[@seulementseulement3733]

love this song!

[@nigelbourke]

Great job boys

[@sullivannix4509]

Legendary song

[@cfreeman6969]

Good to see so man Irish hold true

[@splashbuttbunnybum8981]

I freaggin' love this!

[@evelynehenriksen6369]

Love it :)

[@Patrick-dj9dd]

Irish invented rap

[@Patrick-dj9dd]

Pat McP oops... someone posted that already

[@BarnabasSMR]

Kind of. But we Americans appear to be completely incapable of making any music outside of 4/4 time.

[@oisinolochlainn4437]

Hon the great Gaels of Ireland the men God made mad, for all our wars are merry and our songs are sad.................

[@aidansullivan3797]

No we didn't.

[@Lucy-vk1el]

"Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash New car, caviar, four star daydream"

[@lethaljellybean]

3:13 a very nice tip of the hat to Morrison's Jig for those that are wondering!

[@luizguilhermemello4987]

what instrument is this? guitar?

[@derrickkilfoy6696]

Love the song. Great job! How can you sing it without going blue is another story!

[@GavrielTGK]

Derrick Kilfoy learn how to sing or talk while breathing in

[@danords]

I wanna go to an irish pub and drink lot of beer when I listen to this song

[@BattleCat380]

I'm from NewFoundLand! I'm going home for Christmas! my frist stop George Street in St. Johns,what a time i'm going to have before i set out for Conche!

[@carter2.005]

As a New Brunswicker I approve of this music

[@johndavey210]

I like that 👍😊👌💯😍😍😍😍😍🤯❤️❤️❤️

[@Komotau4691]

Great,irish music kick ass :-)

[@notsnho]

This is a Newfoundland song, Newfoundland Canada. The music from Newfoundland sounds exactly like Irish music so I can see why you’d get them mixed up haha

[@Komotau4691]

@@notsnho I must say you are true :D

[@jebus0000000]

Love you Newfounland!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pookiegaming75]

jebus0000000 we love you too

[@Champ675]

Damn good insturmental towards the end, AYE!!!!!!

[@frederickiiprussia7699]

High Kings are great, but I cant help loving Irish Descendants more for this song version

[@dylanpardy8484]

This are AWSOME

[@scottbreon9448]

*Awesome learn how to spell

[@Kickyapoo]

God damn my fingers are bloody after i tried to play this awesome song on the guitar :D best pickin part i ever heard! love it so much

[@DMSBrian24]

i like the way you linked rocky road with morrison's and ryan's :D

[@dk410]

What ive noticed with irish music, is that some same songs are sung by different groups. foggy dew, rocky road to dublin, danny boy, etc. Still love irish music. favorite Genre!!

[@robertomeara6653]

Just a plain, normal, happy day in old Dublin in those dayas !

[@pedrokantor4674]

Great music! Felicitacións dende un irman da Galicia!

[@spalatogringo88]

long living for all...cheers from Croatia!

[@SmokeAndChillAndromeda8]

Ilove this song

[@mryeoyo1]

I like it too!!

[@neemias1236]

Sempre fui fã!

[@steammaker24]

+Neemias Silva what does that mean? very curious!!

[@neemias1236]

+steammaker24That means: That means: "I've always been a fan!" kk I was watching a brazilian yt channel called "a maravilhosa cozinha de jack" what means "the wonderful kitchen of jack" , and he had made a trip to ireland in a recent past, the video was about ireland cookery; this phrase is a classic of jack, when he discovers something really good, that he never heard about, he goes like :"sempre fui fã!" ironically of course auhsaus this music was part of the soundtrack of the video, and I had always been a fan of irish music you know ;) uahsuahs

[@daviantonio5313]

Ainda bem que não sou o único lusófono a amar Irish descendents

[@MrTerrorkiller]

Do you know how amazing this would be if me and all the other bass singers in choir did this for a choir concert?!!?

[@furioussherman7265]

34 boys of Liverpool disliked this.

[@tristanmitchell1242]

Curtis Stokman 39.

[@ImABronyWatOfIt]

43

[@PsychosisFire]

+ImABronyWatOfIt 50. Time to get the shillelaghs out lads!

[@tinfoilhatman990]

+Furious Sherman 59

[@upthera9369]

I got a real shillelagh

[@SmokeAndChillAndromeda8]

One you can hear over and over

[@10samurott]

Their voices are so synchronized.

[@annafisher352]

my bro loves this song

[@22grena]

Irish singers - the original rappers

[@farfromperfect4643]

That's a fricking insult to Irish music. Nothing to resemble RAP.

[@aramach1335]

+Far From Perfect Nah man, the Irish set the standard.

[@bradywade1970]

22grena there actually based in Newfoundland which has music similar to Irish but they do Irish and the music of the island

[@bradywade1970]

we from Newfoundland trace our origins mostly from Ireland so they decided the name of the band should be the Irish decendents

[@rathorclemenger6125]

I'm from Nova Scotia. Callin' all Maritimers.

[@MrTerrorkiller]

holy cow I LOVE THIS SONG

[@darkdemona002]

amazing!!voices!!!1 yay! ahhaha lets dance x3!

[@cfreeman6969]

I needed this song after a days wages are slim

[@joshansell9462]

I love the version of john ryans polka at the end. Absolute favourite version.

[@Phil_Suzuki_V-strom]

The Rocky Road To Dublin - The Ramparts kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKqufaGcjtaCf9U

[@kevinkastelic5145]

This is the irishmans cure

[@Bigryan8070]

morrison's jig!!!! this is defo goin on ma Itunes!!!, thanks Notasthinkasudrunkim for the upload

[@FlatlandMando]

Good quality audio...would like to see the performers or the lyrics scrolling by. Complex, fast moving tune.

[@anghw2388]

Their voices all together is like one firm strong voice..... FUS RO DAH! Lol

[@steammaker24]

Anyone else reminded of that puglist scene from the first Sherlock Holmes movie with Robert Downey Jr in it?

[@jacp5628]

@@Kitiwake Its also pretty common out in Avalon

[@TheBanishedWind]

@steammaker24 You want the version by The Dubliners

[@nataliafernandes2943]

I love it. The retroflex r makes me feel at home

[@adi94ification]

LOVE IRELAND !!!!!!! :D

[@MrTerrorkiller]

man the dubliners have got NOTHING on these guys. this is amazing.

[@electroman4160]

anyone know how to play this on the bouzouki? Its killing me. I got to learn how to play this. Its awesome!

[@ConnerR]

The other little tune that they play on the bouzouki is called "The Kid on the Mountain".

[@Tenz0r]

Conner R That tune isn't in this song. The pieces between each song is "Morrison's jig" and I don't know the name of the tune from 3:40 till the end, but it isn't the "Kid on the mountain".

[@giovannidefazio8445]

still watching this, may 2017

[@dudemanrel]

like it

[@Pushchamp1]

my heart is bloody

[@furioussherman7265]

My favourite version is the one that's in the Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.

[@hankooog]

from "the dubliners"

[@furioussherman7265]

hankooog This one is a very close second however. The main reason why I like the other version better is because the Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law is a good movie.

[@berts420]

by cant sit still while listin to this

[@DrackyA]

haha nice edit :D, yeh there are variations of the song. nice job

[@Moore1J]

Deadly!!!

[@Giahewitt91]

❤️🇮🇪

[@SamyJo23]

Erin go brach! :)))

[@DualFrodo]

"Took a drop of the pure, To keep me' heart from sinkin', That's the Paddy's cure, When ever he's on for drinking." What drink is it they're talking about?

[@SirKekaf]

+Chris Tully Irish Wihskey!

[@rothyn88]

+Chris Tully dude, its Ireland so clearly the "pure" is whiskey!

[@DualFrodo]

Árón Ó Murchú The Scottish do whisky much better than the Irish :P

[@DualFrodo]

I am not!

[@damencurrie4490]

Before Louis Pasteur's findings were fully accepted, many folks saw alcohol as purified water. Thus, the connotation that the "pure" is indeed Irish Whisky. In a local setting, it may be beer as well, but beer spoils fast while traveling. So, that is why whisky is a much more reliable drink for the road.

[@sineadamcnamara4497]

When I hear of the bundle I always think of those really old movies where the guy heads off with the hanky full of stuff tied to a stick. LOL I'm Irish by the way :-)

[@heresjohnny6598]

+Sinead A McNamara a trundel , or trendel ? one of the two

[@lindyfd1606]

I've heard that referred to as a "bindle stick". The old cartoons always had it.

[@uniisnor]

Whack-fol-"LOL"-de-ra

[@notmrbill]

Agreed.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Thought I dead, again....;)

[@kingrobbie1793]

Yas boi east coast NFLD!

[@CiPhEr505]

@TheErty78 Physical Recovery: 6 Weeks. Full psychological recovery: 6 Months. Capacity to spit at back of head: Neutralized

[@agedinthesun6689]

What day is it? December 6th= Halifax explosion!! The most articulate human being I ever met would often sing this song to me.... There is a hard fog on the Valley, a stench from the lake leviathan like gun powder yet to crystalize.

[@smurfgossen]

This is a good one=)

[@SirTaichi]

When i listen this song, i feel like an Irish.

[@AdrienneFrailey]

@Notasthinkasudrunkim But that's the beauty of old folk tunes. They change. There are no rules! :D *love this version*