Artist: Jimmy Crowley
Lyrics of Artist: Jimmy Crowley
Lyrics of Artist: Jimmy Crowley
[Lyric] Ben the Coachman (Jimmy Crowley)
[Verse 1] Now Ben was a hackney coachman rare Jarveys, Jarveys, Gerry Mac Arowner And loudly he'd curse and loudly swear Tommy roo, tommy roo A handsome cabby he did drive With his number a hundred and forty five With me ran tan tivey, tiddley fal day [Verse 2] As Ben was driving out one day Jarveys, Jarveys, Gerry Mac Arowner A handsome gent came...Learn MorecountryJimmy Crowley[Lyric] Johnny Jump Up (Jimmy Crowley)
[Verse 1] I'll tell you a story that happened to me One day as I went out to Youghal by the Sea The sun it was bright and the day it was warm So says I a quiet pint wouldn't do me no harm I went in and I called for a bottle of stout Says the barman 'I'm sorry all the beer is sold out Try whiskey or Paddy ten years in the wood' Says I 'I'll try...Learn MorecountryJimmy Crowley[Lyric] Boozing (Jimmy Crowley)
[Verse 1] Now what do you think I've been doing all day? Boozing, bloody well boozing! How do you think I've been spending me pay? Boozing, bloody well boozing! Don't say I am wrong for you know I'm not right Don't argue the point for you know I can't fight Where would you like me to take you tonight? Boozing, bloody well...Learn MorecountryJimmy Crowley[Lyric] The Boys of Fair Hill (Jimmy Crowley)
[Verse 1] Come on boys and you'll see Lads and lassies full of glee Famous for all they will make your heart thrill The boys they will not harm you The girls they will all charm you 'Here's up 'em all!' says the boys of Fair Hill [Verse 2] Come on boys and spend a day With our harrier club so gay The cry of the hounds it will make your heart...Learn MorecountryJimmy Crowley[Lyric] Salonika (Jimmy Crowley)
[Verse 1] My husband's in Salonika I wonder if he's dead I wonder if he knows he has A kid with a foxy head [Chorus] So right away, so right away So right away, Salonika Right away, me soldier boy [Verse 2] And when the war is over What will the slackers do? They'll be all around the soldiers For the loan of a bob or two [Chorus] So right away,...Learn MorecountryJimmy Crowley[Lyric] The Pool Song (Jimmy Crowley)
[Verse 1] May the lord upon high who rules the sky Look down on our pubs and bars For the people therein both women and men They're neglecting their pints and their jars The craic it is bad, the atmosphere sad Every man has a face like a mule And all he can do is grab an old cue And start playing that game of pool [Verse 2] When I was a boy 'twas...Learn MorecountryJimmy Crowley[Lyric] The Armoured Car (Jimmy Crowley)
[Verse 1] Now come all my good friends and around me attend You can listen to my song You must appreciate a hound so great To the sport that you belong No land or title did he ever own And he cared not for whom you are He was bred and trained by the boys of Fairhill And they called him the Armoured Car [Verse 2] Facts to you I'll disclose, he had...Learn MorecountryJimmy Crowley[Lyric] When First I Came Unto This Country (Jimmy Crowley)
[Verse 1] When first I came unto this country It was to view the sweet flowers gay I then fell courting a pretty female She appeared to me like the Queen Mab [Verse 2] I asked her kindly would she marry Or would she choose to be a sailors bride Oh no kind sir, I'd rather tary And I would choose a sweet single life [Verse 3] Oh fairest creature,...Learn MorecountryJimmy Crowley