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 For the fine city hall of New York. She's an elegant craft, she was rigged fore-and-aft And oh, how the wild winds drove her. She had twenty-three masts and she stood 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. There was Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of work And a chap from West Meade called Malone. There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as a rule And fighting Bill Casey from Dover. And your man Mick McCann from the Banks of the Bann was skipper of the Irish Rover. We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags, We had two million barrels of bone We had three million bales of old nanny goat tails We had four million barrels packets of stone We had five million hogs, we had six million dogs, And seven million barrels of porter. We had eight million sides of old blind horses hides In the hold of the Irish Rover. We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out And the ship lost her way in a fog. And the whole of the crew was reduced unto two, 'Twas myself and the captain's old dog. Then the ship struck a rock Good Lord what a shock we nearly tumbled over, Turned nine times around, and the poor dog was drowned I'm the last of the Irish Rover.
+Galinor Entertainment Nope. I think the most masts ever was 7, and that broke. The biggest ships the RN built were 4 masts, and they were both unfit for high seas sailing.
Got to see them live in Columbus yesterday it was great. Went for the music stayed for the comedy
Here's to thirty more years of the Irish Rovers!
Love this song
Finally I've found it! My dad had a CD with this when I was younger, but I couldn't find the recording anywhere else.
From their First DECCA/MCA Lp,"The First Of the Irish Rovers"! I had this Lp,BTW!
I love this song!
One of my favorite songs! Great music!
Can't go wrong with being Irish!
i feel irish when i hear this^^
Lovely piece of music
arrrgh where I sign on . I be ready for some sailing !
I could swear I heard another group sing this but it was a lot more......somber
Of course!
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
For the fine city hall of New York.
She's an elegant craft, she was rigged fore-and-aft
And oh, how the wild winds drove her.
She had twenty-three masts and she stood 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.
There was Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of work
And a chap from West Meade called Malone.
There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as a rule
And fighting Bill Casey from Dover.
And your man Mick McCann from the Banks of the Bann
was skipper of the Irish Rover.
We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags,
We had two million barrels of bone
We had three million bales of old nanny goat tails
We had four million barrels packets of stone
We had five million hogs, we had six million dogs,
And seven million barrels of porter.
We had eight million sides of old blind horses hides
In the hold of the Irish Rover.
We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out
And the ship lost her way in a fog.
And the whole of the crew was reduced unto two,
'Twas myself and the captain's old dog.
Then the ship struck a rock Good Lord what a shock
we nearly tumbled over,
Turned nine times around, and the poor dog was drowned
I'm the last of the Irish Rover.
This is so suitable for their name
I like this version better :>
Lots of energy
and the lead vocalist is not drunk
Than it isn't Celtic
That’s a loaded Ship!
Am I the only one who heard "fine shitty hole of New York"?
+Igor Pietruszka yes
" with a cargo of bricks,
for the grand city hall in New York."
They sang the right lyrics which are "we were sailing away with a cargo of brick, for the grand city hall of New York" learn to listen properly
yes
I'm singing that next time I play this live!
They singing about a bout them selves
Is this on any of their cds?
I don't know about this exact audio, but they do the song on their 50th anniversary cd
Upload the lyric, please
Is that size of ship even possible for that time?
+Galinor Entertainment Nope. I think the most masts ever was 7, and that broke. The biggest ships the RN built were 4 masts, and they were both unfit for high seas sailing.
Galinor Entertainment u know any ship that can carry a few million dogs and cats? I would love to see it, if you are able to find it
This music makes me feel good!!
:-D
(Is it okay that i'm not Irish?) XD
whutzat doesn't matter from where you're from be what you feel you are, it's the 21st century your real background shouldn't matter
Where's the other two verses?
arcanics1971 they were lost i n the bricks
what mean bank?
irony at it's finest.