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| 1. |
| 2:18 | 
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Way hey and a way we go donkey riding donkey riding,
way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. Was you ever in Quebec launching timber on the deck ,where ya break yer bleeding neck riding on a donkey. Way hey and a way we go donkey riding donkey riding, way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. Was you ever round Cape Horn where the weathers never warm, wish to god you'd never been born riding on a donkey. Way hey and away we go donkey riding donkey riding, way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. Was you ever in Miramichi where they you tie up to a tree, and the girl sit on your knee riding on a donkey. Way hey and a way we go donkey riding donkey riding, way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. Was you ever in Fortune Bay see the girls all shout hurray,here comes Dad with ten weeks pay riding on a donkey. Way hey and a way we go donkey riding donkey riding, way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. Was you ever in London town see the king he does come down, SEE THE KING IN HIS GOLDEN CROWN riding on a donkey. Way hey and a way we go donkey riding donkey riding, way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. Way hey and a way we go donkey riding donkey riding, way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. |
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| 2. |
| 3:53 |
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I am the fountain of affection
I'm the instrument of joy And to keep the good times rolling I'm the boy, I'm the boy, You know the world could be our oyster, You just put your trust in me, Cause we'll keep the good times rolling Wait and see, wait and see....oh wait and see! His Exhaltation, a sweet disintegration. A few discolourations, then it comes along up is why he chooses, the kisses and the bruises There ain't nothing he refuses, then it comes along It comes along, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted! Chorus: When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground He just needs, something to blind him Something to wind him up It won't take long to find him When it comes on strong. Wise guys are grinning, street lights are spinning The night is just beginning, and then it comes on strong It comes on strong, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted! Chorus Oh it comes on strong, and I am lifted. It comes on strong, and I am lifted. I am lifted, I am lifted! Chorus |
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| 3. |
| 2:40 |
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Hey, come this May
We'll be runnin in the sun again, Your time will come. Your just a young broken heart I'll be sleepin in the yard How could you be so dumb? All we losers stand in line, just waiting for our time Broken angel take that plane And finger paint the sky Till everything shines Everything shines Everything shines Everything shines Oh, broken clock, haven't heard your Old tick tock in there for much too long And lonely juke box in the corner Of a night club and I need your song All we losers stand in line, Just waitin for our time Broken angel take that plane And finger paint the sky Till everything shines Everything shines Everything shines Everything shines All we losers stand in line Just waiting for our time Broken angel take that plane And finger paint the sky Till everything shines Everything shines Everything shines Everything shines |
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| 4. |
| 4:55 |
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Ah, well come gather all around me
There is something you should know There is no place quite like this place If we get it on the go So, pile your boots up in the corner Hang your jacket from the door There's thirty people in the kitchen And there's always room for more Chorus: oh-oh-oh, Come on now Let's lock the world outside oh-oh-oh, Come on I tell you now She's goin' up tonight Well there'll be music all around you You should see the way it feels Come on off we go now Heel to toe now To the jigs and reels 'Cause somebody's got a fiddle And someone else bought a guitar and we got Bobby on the squeezebox Grab a chair and raise a jar Chorus Well there'll be smilin', there'll be laughin' Well that's good enough for me There'll be dancin' all around you This is where you want to be So pile your boots up in the corner Hang your jacket from the door There's thirty people in the kitchen And there's always room, yes there's always room... Chorus (2X) She's goin' up tonight. |
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| 5. |
| 4:36 |
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Girl, don't tell me that it's morning.
Can we keep the curtains drawn? I haven't given you fair warning, But our ship, our ship she sails at dawn. And it's true I must be going, But I swear it wont be long. There isn't that much ocean Between Boston and St. John's. I'm a rover, and I'm bound to sail away. I'm a rover, can you love me anyway? And if some suitor comes approaching, Will you let him through your door? What if I return half broken, Will you still want me anymore? And it's true I must be going, But I swear it wont be long. There isn't that much ocean Between Boston and St. John's. I'm a rover, and I'm bound to sail away. I'm a rover, can you love me anyway? Close your eyes and dream, And tell me what you see. You can tell me what you want, Just tell me that you'll wait for me. But, oh, don't tell me that it's morning, Can we keep the curtains drawn? I haven't given you fair warning, But our ship she sails at dawn. And it's true I must be going, But I swear it wont be long. There isn't that much ocean Between Boston and St. John's. I'm a rover, and I'm bound to sail away. I'm a rover, yes, I'm a rover Im a rover, can you love me anyway? Oh... |
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| 6. |
| 3:32 |
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Oh, the night that Patty Murphy died is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet As long as a bottle was passed around, every man was feelin' gay O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play That's how they showed their respect for Patty Murphy That's how they show their honour and their pride They said it was a sinner's shame and they winked at one another And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold That's how they showed their respect for Patty Murphy That's how they showed their honour and their pride They said it was a sinner's shame and we winked at one another And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died About two o'clock in the morning after emptying the jug Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Patty's mug We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time And at a quarter after two, we argued it was nine That's how they showed their respect for Patty Murphy That's how we show our honour and our pride They said it was a sinner's shame and they winked at one another And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died Well, they stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance Saloon They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime Found out when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind! That's how they showed their respect for Patty Murphy That's how they showed their honour and their pride They said it was a sinner's shame and we winked at one another And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died Oh, the night that Patty Murphy died is a night I'll never forget Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet As long as a bottle was passed around, every man was feelin' gay O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play That's how they showed their respect for Patty Murphy That's how they showed their honour and their pride; They said it was a sinner's shame and we winked at one another And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died Well, every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died! |
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| 7. |
| 3:07 |
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Na na na, na na na na na!
Na na na, na na na na na! Wouldn't it be great, If no one ever got offended? Wouldn't it be great, To say what's really on your mind? I've always said, All the rules are made for bending. And if I let my hair down, Would that be such a crime? I wanna be consequence free! I wanna be where nothing needs to matter. I wanna be consequence free! Just say: Na na na, na na na na na! Oh! Na na na, na na na na na! I could really use, To lose my Catholic conscience. Cause I'm getting sick, Of feeling guilty all the time. I won't abuse it, Yeah I've got the best intentions. For a little bit of anarchy, But not the hurting kind. I wanna be consequence free! I wanna be where nothing needs to matter. I wanna be consequence free! Just say: Na na na, na na na na na! Oh! Na na na, na na na na na! Oh! I couldn't sleep at all last night, Cause I had so much on my mind. I'd like to leave it all behind, But you know it's not that easy. Oh! But for just one night, Wouldn't it be great, If the band just never ended? We could stay out late, And we would never hear last call. Wouldn't need to worry about approval or permission. We could slip off the edge, And never worry about the fall. I wanna be consequence free! I wanna be where nothing means to matter. I wanna be consequence free! Just say: Na na na, na na na na na! Oh! Na na na, na na na na na! Oh! Na na na, na na na na na! |
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| 8. |
| 3:51 |
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A noblemen's fair daughter
Came down a narrow lane. And met with Captain Wedderburn, The keeper of the game Now my pretty fair miss If it wasn't for the law, You and I in the bed might lie Roll me over next to the wall Roll me over next to the wall Now, my dear good man, she said Do not be perplexed Before that you might bed with me You must answer questions six. Six questions you must answer me, And I will ask them all And you and I in the bed might lie Roll me over next to the wall Roll me over next to the wall What is rounder than a ring, And higher than the trees? And what is worse than a woman's curse, And what is deeper than the sea? What bird sings first, which one's best? Where does the dew first fall And you and I in a bed might lie Roll me over next to the wall Roll me over next to the wall The earth is rounder than a ring, And heaven is higher than the trees, The devil is worse than a woman's curse, And hell in deeper than the sea The lark sings first, the thrush sings best, Earth is where the dew falls And you and I in a bed must lie Roll me over next to the wall Roll me over next to the wall He takes her by her lily-white hand And leads her down the hall And he takes her by her slender waist For fear that she might fall And he lays her on a bed of down Without a doubt at all And he and she lie in one bed Roll me over next to the wall And she and he lie in one bed Roll me over next to the wall Roll me over next to the wall Roll me over next to the wall |
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| 9. |
| 3:31 |
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I drank 16 doubles for the price of one
tryin to find the courage to talk to one I asked her for a dance, not a second glance my night had just begun Well I'd drink to the father or the holy ghost i'm kneeling at the alter of my nightly post so I'll raise a glass, not the first or last come join me in this toast Chorus because the old black rum's got a hold on me like a dog wrapped 'round my leg and the old black rum's got a hold on me will I live for another day(heyyyyy)will I live for another day Well the queen of George Street just went walkin' on by walkin' on by with some guy who don't care that she stood in line since half past nine and spent three hours on her hair (aahh) Her friend is lookin' at me with an evil grin I think a bloody racket might soon begin I must have said something to the George Street queen her boys are joining in. Chorus So I drank all of my money and I slept out in the rain Everyday is different, but the nights they're all the same You never see the sun on the old black rum but I know I'm gonna do it again. Chorus x2 will I live for another day |
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| 10. |
| 3:41 |
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Well General Taylor gained the day
Walk him along, John, Carry him along Well General Taylor he gained the day Carry him to his bury'n ground Chorus: Tell me where you're stormy Walk him along, John, carry him along Tell me where you're stormy Carry him to his bury'n ground We'll dig his grave with a silver spade Walk him along, John, Carry him along His shroud of the finest silk will be made Carry him to his bury'n ground Chorus We'll lower him down on a golden chain Walk him along, John, Carry him along On every inch we'll carve his name Carry him to his bury'n ground Chorus General Taylor he's all the go Walk him along, John, Carry him along He's gone where the stormy winds won't blow Carry him to his bury'n ground Chorus General Taylor he's dead and he's gone Walk him along, John, Carry him along Well General Taylor he's long dead and gone Carry him to his bury'n ground Chorus x 2 |
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| 11. |
| 4:32 |
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Well old Lukey's boat is painted green,
Ha, me boys! Lukey's boat is painted green, The prettiest boat that you've ever seen, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! Well oh, Lukey's boat's got a fine fore cutty, Ha, me boys! Lukey's boat's got a fine fore cutty, And every seam is chinked with putty, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! Altogether, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! Well I says "Lukey the blinds are down" Ha, me boys! I says "Lukey the blinds are down" "Me wife is dead and she's underground" A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! Well I says Lukey "I don't care" Ha, me boys! I says Lukey "I don't care" "I'll get me another in the spring of the year" A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! Well old Lukey's rolling out his grub, Ha, me boys! Lukey's rolling out his grub, One split pea in a ten pound tub, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! Well, Lukey's boat's got high-topped sails, Ha, me boys! Lukey's boat's got high-topped sails, The sheet was planched with copper nails, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! Lukey's boat is painted green, Ha, me boys! Lukey's boat is painted green, It's the prettiest boat that you've ever seen, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! Altogether, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! One more, A-ha, me boys a riddle-i-day! |
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| 4:14 |
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I had a dream I was moving forward
Floating gently to the sun I've come to see my world rewarded A new day has begun A lost bird caught in mid migration Far away to a foreign land Offspring of a secret nation A new day has begun Chorus I can see the earth below me and I can feel it turn Fog lifts to reveal potential For generations prophesized Our growth to be exponential Our promise finally realized Chorus Bridge Feel it turn Across the sky The world it learns So must I Cut steel wired into water Fixed link, circumnavigate Old men see your sons and daughters No longer, no longer hesitate Chorus x2 |
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| 13. |
| 3:18 |
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Though the night be dark as dungeon,
not a star to be seen above. I will be guided, without a stumble, To the arms o' me only love. I went up to her bed room window, Kneeling gently upon a stone. I rapped on her bedroom window, "My darling dear do you lie alone?" Chorus: For, I'm a rover seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree. An' when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinking Of how to gain my loves company. She raised her head from her feather pillow, raised her arms up around her breasts. Sayin', "Who's at me bedroom window disturbing me at me long night's rest?" "It's only me, you own true lover, Open the door and please let me in For, I have come a long nights journey, And I'm near drenched to the skin." Chorus: For, I'm a rover seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree. An' when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinking Of how to gain my loves company. She opened the door with the greatest pleasure! Opened the door, and she let me in! We both shook hands and embraced each other Til the morning we lay as one! "But now, Me love, I must go and leave you. though the mountains be high above. Well I will climb them with greater pleasure, that I've been with me only love!" Chorus: For, I'm a rover seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree. An' when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinking Of how to gain my loves company. Chorus: For, I'm a rover seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree. An' when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinking Of how to gain my loves company. |
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| 14. |
| 3:53 |
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From the first hello you gave to me
I've done nothing else but smile And I know you're in a hurry but its gonna take a while. So forgive me if we go slow, but there's something I think you should know... Chorus: I'm goin fast as I can, please don't make me rush this feeling's coming on way too fast I'll tell you all of the things that you'll never forget But I'm not ready say, "I love you" yet I'm not ready to say "I love you" yet. -- Whistle Solo Don't push me in too deep, I've always been the fool who rushes in. You've got to take the pieces one-by-one before you've got everything. So forgive me if we take time but there's something that's been on my mind... Chorus -- Whistle Solo Oh! There'll be times when I'm mistaken there'll be times when we're gonna fight but you needn't doubt we can work it out and in time we'll get it right. So forgive me if we go slow but there's something I think you should know... Chorus x 2 -- Whistle Solo |
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| 15. |
| 3:20 |
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Ah, when Jack comes ashore
He's got money galore And he's seldom cut short of a job He can dress now as well As any can tell With a good silver watch in his fob Poor Jack in his life Was ne'er paired with a wife Though sometimes with lasses he links He's a seafaring sailmate Can gambol a caper Grog drinking hero, Jack Hinks Oh, Jack Hinks When inclined for to spend He walks with a friend And with pleasure he sits himself down He tips off his glass And he winks at the lass And he smiles if she happens to frown And like a ramblin' true blue When the rent becomes due On the table the money he clinks He's a seafaring sailmate Can gambol a caper Grog drinking hero, Jack Hinks Round home the other fall We fell into a squall Now the northermost head of Cape Freels We were washed away Without further delay At the thought how my spirit it chills We were bashed on the rocks Like a hard hunted fox Of death and destruction he thinks He's a seafaring sailmate Can gambol a caper Grog drinking hero, Jack Hinks Oh, Jack Hinks Jack without fail Was out in that same gale Having drove across Bonavist Bay Oh Neptune did sail As he handed all sail And he had his two spars cut away Oh, but Providence kind so eases the wind And on sailors so constantly thinks He saved That seafaring sailmate Can gambol a caper That seafaring sailmate Can gambol a caper That seafaring sailmate Can gambol a caper Grog drinking hero, Jack Hinks |
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| 3:19 |
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There's a neat little lass and her name is Mari Mac
Make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track Lot of other fellas try to get her on her back But I'm thinking that they'll have to get up early Chorus Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me My mother's making me marry Mari Mac Well I'm going to marry Mari for when Mari's taking care of me We'll all be feeling merry when I marry Mari Mac Now Mari and her mother are an awful lot together In fact you hardly see the one without the other And people often wonder if it's Mari or her mother Or both of them together I am courting (chorus) Well up among the heather in the hills of Benifee Well I had a bonnie lass sitting on me knee A bumble bee stung me right above me knee Up among the heather in the hills of Benifee (chorus) Well I said "Wee bonnie lassie, where you going to spend the day?" She said "Among the heather in the hills of Benifee" Where all the boys and girls are making out so free Up among the heather in the hills of Benifee (chorus) The wedding's on Wednesday, everything's arranged Soon her name will be changed to mine unless her mind be changed And making the arrangements, I'm feeling quite deranged Marriage is an awful undertaking (chorus) Sure to be a grand affair, grander than a fair Going to be a fork and plate for every man that's there And I'll be a bugger if I don't get my share If I don't we'll be very much mistaken (chorus) There's a neat little lass and her name is Mari Mac Make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track Lot of other fellas try to get up on her back I'm thinking that they'll have to get up early |
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| 3:38 |
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I've got a smile on my face, and I've got four walls around me
I've got the sun in the sky, all the water surround me Oh you know, yeah I win now and sometimes I lose I've been battered, but I never bruise It's not so bad Chorus And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day And it's all your state of mind At the end of the day You've just got to say it's all right Gina sings on the corner, what keeps her from dying Let them say what they want, but she won't stop trying (Oh, you know) She might stumble, they push her 'round She might fall, but she'll never lie down It's not so bad And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day And it's all your state of mind At the end of the day, You've just got to say it's all right. It's all right, it's all right (It's all right) 'Cause in this beautiful life there's always some sorrow And It's a double-edged knife, but there's always tomorrow (Oh, you know) It's up to you now if you sink or swim Just keep the faith that your ship will come in It's not so bad (Chorus) And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day And it's all your state of mind At the end of the day You've just got to say I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day And it's all your state of mind At the end of the day You've just got to say it's all right It's all right, it's all right I've got a smile on my face, and I've got four walls around me |
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| 2:35 |
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Well it was on this Monday morning
And the day be calm and fine To the Harbour Grace excursion With the boys to have a time And just before the sailor Took the gangway from the pier I saw some fella haul me wife Aboard as a volunteer Chorus: Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die! Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say, "I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay" We had full three hundred souls aboard, oh what a splendid sight! Dressed all in regimental to make our spirits bright And meself being in the double, when a funny things they'd say They choke themselves from laughing when they'd see us in the bay Chorus Me wife she got no better, she turned a sickly green I fed her cake and candy, fat pork and kerosene Castor Oil and sugar of candy, I rubbed pure oil on her face And I said she'll be a dandy when we reaches Harbour Grace! Chorus My wife she got no better, my wife me darling dear The screeches from her gob you could hear in Carbonear I tried every place in Harbour Grace, Tried every store and shop, To get her something for a cure or take her to the hop Chorus She died below the brandies as we were coming back We buried her in the ocean, wrapped up in a Union Jack So now I am a single man, in search of a pretty face And the woman that says she'll have me, I'm off for Harbour Grace! Chorus |
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| 2:55 |
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Oh they call me Hangin' Johnny
Away, boys, away But I never hanged nobody And it's hang, boys, hang Well, first I hanged me mother Away, boys, away Me sister and me brother And it's hang, boys, hang Well, next I hanged me granny Aawy, boys, away Well, I'd hang the holy family And its hang, boys, hang Well I never hangs for money Away, boys, away It's just that hangin's so bloody funny And it's hang, boys, hang Oh they calls me Hangin' Johnny Away, boys, away But I never hanged nobody And it's hang, boys, hang |
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