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The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962. The band started off as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named in honour of its founding member, they subsequently renamed themselves as The Dubliners. The group line-up has seen many changes over their fifty year career. However, the group's success was centred around lead singers Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew, both of whom are now deceased. The band garnered international success with their lively Irish folk songs, traditional street ballads and instrumentals. The band were regulars on the folk scenes in both Dublin and London in the early 1960s, until they were signed to the Minor Major label in 1965 after backing from Dominic Behan. They went on to receive extensive airplay on Radio Caroline, and e… more »


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Oh well, who wouldn`t be a sailor lad a sailin` on the main. 
To gain the good will of his captain`s good name? 
He came ashore one evening for to be. 
And that was the beginning of my own true love and me 

Chorus: 
And it`s home,boys,home 
Home I`d like to be home for a while 
In  me me own country, 
Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree 
Are all a-growin` green in the old country. 

Well I asked for a candle for to light me up to bed 
And likewise for a handkerchief to tie around me head. 
She tended to me needs like a young maid ought to do, 
So then I says to her ”Now won`t you leap in with me too?” 

Well she jumped into bed, making no alarm 
Thinking a young sailor lad could do to her no harm. 
Well I hugged her and I kissed her the whole night long, 
Till she wished the short night had been seven years long. 

Well early next morning the sailor lad arose 
And into Mary`s apron threw a handful of gold 
Saying ”Take this me dear for the mischief that I`ve done 
For tonight I fear I`ve left you with a daughter or a son.” 

”Well if it be a girl child, send her out to nurse, 
with gold in her pocket and with silver in her purse, 
and if it be a boy child he`ll wear the jacket blue 
and go climbing up the rigging like his daddy used to do” 

Oh come all of you fair maidens, a warning take by me, 
Never let a sailor lad an inch above your knee, 
For I trusted one and he beguiled me, 
He left me with a pair of twins to dangle on me knee 

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Written by: Barney Mckenna, Ciaran Padraig Maire Bourke, Luke Kelly, Ronald Joseph Drew, LIAM CLANCY, PAT CLANCY, TOM CLANCY, TOMMY MAKEM

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