When I Was A Bachelor Lyrics & Chords By Luke Kelly

The moon it shone down on Dublin town When the deadly fight was o'er Thousands lay on the cold, cold ground Their lives to claim no more The moon it shone down in O'Connell...read more

Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton, Old times there are not forgotten, (Alt Original: Cinnamon seed and sandy bottom,) Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land. In Dixie Land,...read more

I was born on a Dublin street where the Royal drums did beat, And the loving English feet walked all over us; And every single night, when me Da would come home tight, He'd...read more

Well I didn't see much future When I left the Christian brothers school So i waved it goodbye with a wistful smile And I left the girls of Tuam Sometimes when I'm...read more

"Oh, Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said "Would you like to make a soldier out of your son Ted With a scarlett coat and a big cocked hat Oh, Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't you like that?" ...read more