SINGALONG

I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover

I'm looking over a four leaf clover
That I over-looked before.
One leaf is sunshine, the second is rain,
Third is the roses that grow in the lane.
No need explaining the one remaining
Is somebody I adore.
I'm looking over a four leaf clover
That I over-looked before!
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Scotland The Brave

Hark when the night is falling
I hear the pipes are calling
Loudly and proudly calling
Down thro' the glen.
There where the hills are sleeping
Now feel the blood a-leaping
High as the spirits of
The old Highland men.
Towering in gallant fame
Scotland my mountain hame
High may your proud standards
Gloriously wave.

Land of my high endeavour
Land of the shining silver
Land of my heart forever
Scotland the Brave.
High in the misty Highlands
Out by the purple islands
Brave are the hearts that beat
Beneath Scottish skies.
Wild are the winds to meet you
Staunch are the friends that greet you
Kind as the love that shines
From fair maidens' eyes.
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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

There's a tear in your eye, and I'm wondering why,
For it never should be there at all.
With such power in your smile,
sure a stone you'd beguile,
So there's never a teardrop should fall.

Chorus:
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure it's like a morning spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter,
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.


When your sweet lilting laughter's like some fairy song,
And your eyes twinkle bright as can be,
You should laugh all the while and all other times smile,
And now smile a smile for me.
CHORUS
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Loch Lomond

By yon bonnie banks
And by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright
On Loch Lomond
Oh we twa ha'e pass'd sae mony blithesome days,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks
O' Loch Lomond.

Chorus
Oh ye'll tak' the high road
and I'll tak' the low road,
An' I'll be in Scotland before ye',
But wae is my heart until we meet again
On the Bonnie, bonnie banks
O' Loch Lomond.

I mind where we parted
In yon shady glen
On the steep, steep side
O' Ben Lomon'
Where in purple hue
The highland hills we view
And the morn shines out
Frae the gloamin'
Chorus
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The Unicorn
Verse 1
A long time ago when the earth was green,
There were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen,
They'd run around free while the earth was being born,
But the loveliest of all was the Unicorn.
Chorus:
There were green alligators, and long necked geese,
Some humpty-back camels and some chimpanzees,
Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as your born,
The loveliest of all was the Unicorn.
Verse 2
Now God seen some sinning and it gave him pain,
And he said stand back I'm going to make it rain.
He said hey brother Noah I'll tell you what to do,
Build me a floating zoo... "And take some of them..."
Chorus:
Verse 3
Well Noah was there to answer the call,
And he finished making the ark just as the rain started to fall.
He marched in the animals two by two,
And he called out as they went through... "Hey Lord I got your..."
Chorus:
Verse 4
Well Noah looked out through the driving rain,
The Unicorns were hiding and playing silly games.
They were kicking and a-splashing while the rain was pouring,
Oh them silly Unicorns.
1/2 Chorus:
Noah cried close the door, because the rain is pouring,
And we just can't wait for no Unicorn.
Verse 5
Well the ark started moving and it drifted with the tide.
The Unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried,
And the waters came down and sort of floated them away,
"And that's why you've never seen a Unicorn - to this very day"
Chorus:
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HARRIGAN

H-A-double-R-I-G-A-N spells Harrigan!
Proud of all the Irish that’s in me
Divil a man can say a word agin me!
Oh, H-A-double-R-I-G-A-N you see
Is the name that no sham has ever been connected with
Harrigan, that’s me!
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Mairi's Wedding -
Lewis Wedding Song


Chorus:
Step we gaily, on we go
Heel for heel and toe for toe,
Arm in arm and row on row
All for Mairi's wedding.

1. Over hillways up and down
Myrtle green and bracken brown,
Past the sheiling through the town
All for sake of Mairi.

2. Cheeks as bright as rowans are
Brighter far than any star,
Fairest o' them all by far
Is my darlin' Mairi.
Chorus:

3. Plenty herring, plenty meal
Plenty peat to fill her creel,
Plenty bonny bairns as weel
That's the toast for Mairi.
Chorus:

o' -of
a' - all
tae - to
Bonnie bairns - beautiful children
Weel - Well
Creel - basket
sheiling - shepherds hut
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Skye Boat Song

Chorus:
“Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing,
Onward!” The sailors cry!
“Carry the lad that’s born to be king,
Over the sea to Skye!”

Verses:

Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar,
Thunder clouds rend the air;
Baffled our foes stand on the shore,
Follow they will not dare. CHORUS

Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep,
Ocean’s a royal bed;
Rock’d in the deep, Flora will keep
Watch by your weary head. CHORUS

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Molly Malone

1. In Dublin's fair city,
Where girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,
As she pushed her wheelbarrow
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh"!

Chorus:
Alive, alive oh! alive, alive oh!
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh"!

2. Now she was a fishmonger,
And sure twas no wonder,
For so were her mother and father before,
And they each wheeled their barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh"!
Chorus:

3. She died of a fever,
And no one could save her,
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone.
Now her ghost wheels her barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh"!
Chorus:
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An Irish Blessing

May the road on which you travel
Rise to meet you on your way,
May the gentle wind behind you
Help you make it thru’ the day
May the warm and balmy sunshine
Light your face with golden glow
May the soft, refreshing rainfall
Cause your fields to bloom and grow.
May the road on which you travel
Have a safe and happy end.
May God hold you safely in His hand
Until we meet again,
Until we meet again.
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Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?

Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my joy, For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne

And here's a hand, my trusty friend,
And gie's a hand o' thine;
and We'll take a right gude willy waught
For auld lang syne
CHORUS