In the merry month of June from my home I started
left the girls of Taum nearly brokenhearted
saluted me father dear, kissed me darling mother
drank a pint of beer, my grief and tears to
smother then off to reap the corn, leave where I
was born cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts
and goblin, brand-new pair of brogues, rattling
o'er the bogs frightening all the dogs on the
rocky road to Dublin.

In Mullingar last night, I rested limbs so weary
started by daylight next morning bright and early
took a drop of the pure to keep me heart from
sinking that's the daddy's cure when he's on the
drinking see the lassies smile, laughing all the
while at me darling style, would set your heart
a-bubblin' asked me was I hired, wages I required
'til I was almost tired of the rocky road to
Dublin.

Chorus:
Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road and
all the way to Dublin, whack-fol-la-de-da!

In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity
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decided to take a stroll all among the quality
bundle, it was stole in that neat locality
something crossed my mind when I looked behind no
bundle could I find upon me stick a-wobblin'
crying for a rogue said me connaught brogue wasn't
much in-vogue on the rocky road to Dublin.

From there I got away, me spirits never failing
landed on the quay just as the ship was sailing
captain at me roared, said that no room had he
then I jumped aboard a cabin found for Daddy down
among the pigs, played some funny rigs, danced
some hearty jigs, the water 'round me bubblin' off
to hollyhead wished myself was dead or better far
instead on the rocky road to Dublin.

The boys in Liverpool, when we safely landed
called myself a fool, I could no longer stand it
blood began to boil, temper I was losing poor old
Erin's Isle they began abusing hooray me soul,
says I, let the shellaillagh fly some galway boys
were nigh, saw I was a-hobblin' with a loud array,
they joined me in the fray and soon we cleared the
way on the rocky road to Dublin.