Irish Rover

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Since it was St. Paddy's day just a couple days ago, we figured we'd do an Irish song this Sunday. We're in a hotel on our way to a gig in Chicago (see you Chicagoans at Uncommon Ground tonight, 3/19!) so we're a little crammed in there, but we made it work!

Take guitar lessons from Toni Lindgren!

Players:
Guitar: Toni Lindgren
Dobro: Shane Akers
Bass: Ryan Hays
Drums: Zach Schmidt

Irish Rover lyrics

In the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and six
We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork
We were sailin' away with a cargo of bricks
For the grand city hall of New York

Twas an elegant craft, she was rigged fore-and-aft
And oh, how the wild winds drove her
She had twenty-seven masts and withstood several blasts
And we called her the Irish Rover

There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee
There was Hogan from County Tyrone
There was Charlie McGurk who was scared stiff of work
And a chap from Westmeath called Malone

There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as a rule
And fighting Bill Tracy from Dover
And your man, Mick McCann from the banks of the Bann
Was skipper of the Irish Rover

We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags
We had two million barrels of bones
We had three million sides of old blind horses hides
We had four million barrels of stones

We had five million hogs, we had six million dogs
And seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million bales of old nanny goats' tails
In the hold of the Irish Rover

We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out
And the ship lost her way in a fog
And that whale of the crew was reduced down to two
Just me-self and the captain's old dog

Then the ship struck a rock, lord what a shock
The boat it turned right over
She turned nine times around, and the poor old dog was drowned
I'm the last of the Irish Rover

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On this entire platform (youtube) this is by far the best rendition of this (British)song.

tandemwings

The old Irish Rover must have been one huge ship. I mean nine million bales of old nanny-goats' tails ??

TrueBlue

PERFECT!!! And I still like the HAT!!!

jonerickson

Such a great performance. You know, I do believe Reina was the last survivor of that terrible shipwreck - it's the way she tells it, begob!

mcgubligan

Greetings from Ireland, a great version of an old favourite, here we are in 2020 and Paddy's day cancelled. Keep up the good work, I'm loving it 🎸🎶💕

patodwyer

You know, whether there are 2, 3, 4, 5 or 100 of you, the musicians are ALWAYS amazing. Thanks for the tune. Nice hat Reina.

CP

Wow, & I don't say that lightly, beautiful rendition.

rodgerwaters

Everyone was wonderful as usual but I especially enjoyed the drummer. He added so much by playing so little. A real master of percussion.

adriansandry

The girl in the hat is so fun, engaging and charming, she just takes over the show. She is great -- her partner on guitar too. Very nice.

hangdogit

love this song my Dad was a big Clancy Bros fan thats how i got to know it. your version is a delight respect for tradition but a magic all your own. thanks so much!

pdlyonspoetry

----Woo haaa--- That was fun !! And thanks for adding the fine lyrics. A fine drummer and a perfect bassist.

legebakken

So much love in that cramped little motel room. Thank you all for the performance. The guitar and the dobro were especially brilliant. However, Young Ms. Del Cid, you really brought that song home during the low vocals. That was absolutely more fun than some people would allow in a motel room! Saving this to my favorites for St. Patty's Day.

gillygil

Greetings from Ireland. You guys cover such a range of stuff😊

CRyan

How why come yous know all my favorite songs...haha. Have you ever heard of Blaze Foley? He's got a song called clay pigeons that I think yall might dig...

robconsidine