I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen lyrics - Celtic Thunder
I'll take you home again, Kathleen
Across the ocean wild and wide
To where your heart has ever been
Since first you were my bonnie bride
The roses all have left your cheeks
I've watched them fade away and die
Your voice is sad when e'er you speak
And tears bedim your loving eyes
So I will take you back, Kathleen
To where your heart will feel no pain
And when the fields are fresh and green
Oh, I'II take you to your home Kathleen
Your voice is sad when e'er you speak
And tears bedim your loving eyes
Oh I will take you back, Kathleen
To where your heart will feel no pain
And when the fields are fresh and green
Oh, I'II take you to your home again
And when the fields are fresh and green
Oh, I'II take you to your home Kathleen
An Irish Lullaby lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Over in Killarney
Many years ago
Me Mither sang a song to me
In tones so sweet and low
Just a simple little ditty
In her good ould Irish way
And I'd give the world if she could sing
That song to me this day
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don't you cry
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that's an Irish lullaby
Oft in dreams I wander
To that cot again
I feel her arms a-huggin' me
As when she held me then
And I hear her voice a hummin'
To me as in days of yore
When she used to rock me fast asleep
Outside the cabin door
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don't you cry
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that's an Irish lullaby
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don't you cry
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that's an Irish lullaby
My Cavan Girl lyrics - Celtic Thunder
As I walk the road from Killashandra
Weary I'm sat down
For it's twelve long miles around the lake
To get to Cavan town
Though Ougher and the road I go
Once seemed beyond compare
Now I curse the time it takes to reach
My Cavan girl so fair
The autumn shades are on the leaves
The trees will soon be bare
Each red-gold leaf around me seems the colours of her hair
My gaze retreats to find my feet
And once again I sigh
For the broken pool of sky reminds me
The colours of her eye
At the Cavan Cross each Sunday morning
Where she can be found
And she seems to have the eye of every boy in Cavan town
If my luck will hold I'll have the golden summer of her smile
And to break the hearts of Cavan men
She'll talk to me a while
So next Sunday evening finds me homeward - Killashandra bound
To work the week, till I return and court in Cavan town
When asked if she would be my bride at least she'd not said "no"
So next Sunday morning, rouse myself, and back to her I'll go
As I walk the road from Killashandra
Weary I'm sat down
For it's twelve long miles around the lake
To get to Cavan town
Though Ougher and the road I go
Once seemed beyond compare
Now I curse the time it takes to reach
My Cavan girl so fair
Now I curse the time it takes to reach
My Cavan girl so fair
Macushla lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Macushla, Macushla your sweet voice is calling
Calling me softly again and again
Macushla Macushla I hear it's dear pleading
My blue eyed Macushla I hear it in vain
Macushla, Macushla your white arms are reaching
I feel them enfolding, caressing me still
Fling them out from the darkness my lost love Macushla
Let them find me, and bind me again if they will
Macushla, Macushla your red lips are saying
That death is a dream and love is for aye
Then awaken Macushla, awake from your dreaming
My blue eyed Macushla awaken to stay
Sweet Sixteen lyrics - Celtic Thunder
When first I saw the love light in your eyes
I dreamt the world held nought but joy for me
And even though we drifted far apart
I never dream but what I dream of thy
I love you as I've never loved before
Since first I met you on the village green
Come to me e'er my dream of love is o're
I love you as I loved you, when you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen
Last night I dreamt I held your hand in mine
And once again you were my happy bride
I kissed you as I did on 'Auld Lang Syne'
As to the church we wandered side by side
I love you as I've never loved before
Since first I met you on the village green
Come to me e'er my dream of love is o're
I love you as I loved you, when you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen
Danny Boy lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Oh, Danny boy
The pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen and down the mountain side
The summer's gone
And all the roses falling
Tis you, tis you must go and I must bide
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
Oft In The Stilly Night lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Oft, in the stilly night
Ere Slumber's chain has bound me
Fond Memory brings the light
Of other days around me
The smiles, the tears
Of boyhood's years
The words of love then spoken
The eyes that shone
Now dimm'd and gone
The cheerful hearts now broken
Thus, in the stilly night
Ere Slumber's chain hath bound me
Sad Memory brings the light
Of other days around me
When I remember all
The friends, so link'd together
I've seen around me fall
Like leaves in wintry weather
I feel like one
Who treads alone
Some banquet-hall deserted
Whose lights are fled
Whose garlands dead
And all but he departed
Thus, in the stilly night
Ere Slumber's chain hath bound me
Sad Memory brings the light
Of other days around me
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling lyrics - Celtic Thunder
There's a tear in your eye
And I'm wondering why
For it never should be there at all
With such pow'r in your smile
Sure a stone you'd be guile
So there's never a teardrop should fall
When your sweet lilting laughter's
Like some fairy song
And your eyes twinkle bright as can be
You must laugh all the while
And all other times smile
And now, smile a smile for me
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, 'tis like the 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
What when Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, they steal your heart away
For your smile is a part
Of the love in your heart
And it makes even sunshine more bright
Like the linnet's sweet song
Crooning all the day long
Comes your laughter and light
For the springtime of life
Is the sweetest of all
And there's ne'er a real care or regret
And while springtime is ours
Throughout all of youth's hours
Let us smile each chance we get
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, 'tis like the 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 Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, 'tis like the 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
What when Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, they steal your heart away
Wild Mountain Thyme lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Oh the summer time is comin'
And the leaves are sweetly bloomin'
And the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the bloomin' heather
Will you go, lassie, go?
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will you go, lassie, go?
I will build my love a bower
By yon pure crystal fountain
And on it I will place
All the flowers of the mountain
Will you go, lassie, go?
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will you go, lassie, go?
If my true love she were gone
I'd surely find another
Where the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the bloomin' heather
Will you go, lassie, go?
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will you go, lassie, go?
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will you go, lassie, go?
The West's Awake lyrics - Celtic Thunder
When all beside a vigil keep
The West's asleep, the West's asleep
Alas! and well may Erin weep
When Connacht lies in slumber deep
There lake and plain smile fair and free
'Mid rocks their guardian chivalry
Sing, Oh! let man learn liberty
From crashing wind and lashing sea
That chainless wave and lovely land
Freedom and nationhood demand
Be sure the great God never planned
For slumb'ring slaves a home so grand
And long a brave and haughty race
Honoured and sentinelled the place
Sing, Oh! not even their sons' disgrace
Can quite destroy their glory's trace
For often, in O'Connor's van
To triumph dashed each Connacht clan
And fleet as deer the Normans ran
Thro' Corrsliabh Pass and Ardrahan
And later times saw deeds as brave
And glory guards Clanricarde's grave
Sing, Oh! they died their land to save
At Aughrim's slopes and Shannon's wave
And if, when all a vigil keep
The West's asleep! the West's asleep
Alas! and well may Erin weep
That Connacht lies in slumber deep
But, hark! a voice like thunder spake
The West's awake! the West's awake
Sing, Oh! hurrah! let England quake
We'll watch till death for Erin's sake
The Parting Glass lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Of all the money that e'er I had
I spent it in good company
And of all the harm that e'er I've done
Alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To memory now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all
Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They'd wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and I'll softly call
Good night and joy be with you all
A man may drink and not be drunk
A man may fight and not be slain
A man may court a pretty girl
And perhaps be welcomed home again
But since it has so ought it'd been
By a time to rise and a time to fall
Come fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all
Christmas Voices (2013)
- Carol Of The Bells
- Gaudete
- Mary Did You Know?
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- In The Bleak Midwinter
- Gabriel's Message
- Christmas Medley
- Away In A Manger
- Fairytale Of New York
- Comfort Ye
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Mary's Boy Child
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
- Oh Holy Night
- O Come All Ye Faithful
Carol Of The Bells lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells
All seem to say, throw cares away
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To young and old, meek and the bold
Ding dong and dong, that is the song
With joyful ring, all caroling
One seems to hear, words of good cheer
From everywhere, filling the air
Oh, how they pound, raising the sound
O’er hill and dale, telling the tale
Gaily they ring, while people sing
Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
On, on they send, on without end
Their joyful tone, to every home
Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells
All seem to say, throw cares away
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To young and old, meek and the bold
Ding dong and on, that is the song
With joyful ring, all caroling
One seems to hear, words of good cheer
From everywhere, filling the air
Oh, how they pound, raising the sound
O’er hill and dale, telling the tale
Gaily they ring, while people sing
Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
On, on they send, on without end
Their joyful tone, to every home
Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells
All seem to say, throw cares away
Christmas is here
Gaudete lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Gaudete, gaudete
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine, gaudete [x4]
Tempus adest gratiae
Hoc quod optabamus
Carmina laetitiae
Devote reddamus
Gaudete, gaudete
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine, gaudete [x2]
Deus homo factus est
Natura mirante
Mundus renovates est
A Christo regnante
Gaudete, gaudete
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine, gaudete [x2]
Ergo nostra contio
Psallat iam in lustro
Benedicat Domino
Salus Regi nostro
Gaudete, gaudete
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine, gaudete [x4]
Mary Did You Know? lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy
Would some day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy
Would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know
That your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you delivered
Will soon deliver you
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy
Would give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy
Would calm the sea with His hand?
Did you know
That your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby
Then you’ve kissed the face of God
Mary, did you know
Ooo...
The blind will see
The deaf will hear
The dead will live again
The lame will leap
The dumb will speak
The praises of the Lamb
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy
Is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy
Would some day rule the nations?
Did you know
That your baby is heaven’s perfect Lamb?
The sleeping child you’re holding is the Great I Am
Mary, did you know?
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen lyrics - Celtic Thunder
God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan’s pow’r
When we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
From God, our Heav’nly Father
A blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Savior lay
They found Him in a manger
Where oxen feed on hay
His Mother Mary kneeling down
Unto the Lord did pray
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
Now to the Lord sing praises
All you within this place
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
In The Bleak Midwinter lyrics - Celtic Thunder
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water like a stone
Snow had fallen, snow on snow
Snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long ago
Heaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain
And earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign
In the bleak midwinter, a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty
Jesus Christ
Angels and archangels
May have gathered there
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss
Worshipped the beloved
With a kiss
What can I give Him?
Poor as I am
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb
If I were a wise man, I would do my part
Yet what can I give him?
Give my heart
Gabriel's Message lyrics - Celtic Thunder
The Angel Gabriel from heaven came
His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame
All hail, said he, thou Holy Maiden Mary
Most highly favored lady
Gloria
For know a blessed mother thou shalt be
All generations laud and honor thee
Thy son shall be Emmanuel by seers foretold
Most highly favored lady
Gloria
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head
To me, be as it pleaseth God, she said
My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name
Most highly favored lady
Gloria
Of her Emmanuel, the Christ was born
In Bethlehem all on a Christmas morn
And all ye men throughout the world will ever say
Most highly favored lady
Gloria
Christmas Medley lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling
Ring ting tingling too
Come on, it’s lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling “yoo hoo”
Come on, it’s lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you
Our cheeks are nice and rosy
And comfy cozy are we
We’re snuggled up together like
Birds of a feather would be
Let’s take a road before us
And sing a chorus or two
Come on, it’s lovely weather
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus
Right down Santa Claus lane
Vixen and Blitzen, and all his reindeer
Pulling on the reins
Bells are ringing, children singing
All is merry and bright
Hang your stockings and say your prayers
‘Cause Santa Claus comes tonight
(Santa Claus is coming tonight, Santa Claus is coming tonight)
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus
Right down Santa Claus lane
He’s got a bag that’s filled with toys
For boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle
What a beautiful sight
Jump in bed, cover up your head
‘Cause Santa Claus is coming tonight
The toy shop door is locked up tight
And everything is quiet for the night
When suddenly, the clock strikes twelve
The fun’s begun
The dolls are in their best arrayed
There’s going to be a wonderful parade
Hark to the drum, oh, here they come
Cries everyone
Hear them all cheering
Now they are nearing
There's the captain stiff as starch
Bayonets flashing
Music is crashing
As the wooden soldiers march
Sabers a-clinking
Soldiers a-winking
At each pretty little maid
Here they come, here they come
Here they come, here they come
Wooden soldiers on parade
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
He’s making a list, checking it twice
Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night
She didn’t see me creep
Down the stairs to have a peep
She thought I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep
Then, I saw Mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Away In A Manger lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus lay His sweet head
The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes
I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky
And stay by my side until morning is nigh
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay
Close by me forever and love me, I pray
Bless all the dear children in thy tender care
And fill us forever to live with thee there
Fairytale Of New York lyrics - Celtic Thunder
It was Christmas Eve, babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me
Won’t see another one
And then he sang a song
The rare Old Mountain Dew
I turned my face away
And dreamed about you
Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I’ve got a feeling
This year’s for me and you
So happy Christmas
I love you, baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true
They’ve got cars big as bars, they’ve got rivers of gold
But the wind blows right through, it’s no place for the old
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me
You were handsome, you were pretty, Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing, they howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging, all the drunks they were singing
We kissed on the corner then danced through the night
The boys of the NYPD choir were singing “Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day
You’re a bum, you’re a punk, you’re an old crooked drunk
Lying there almost dead, on a drip in that bed
You scum bag, you maggot, you’re cheap and you’re haggard
Happy Christmas, me lass, I pray God, it’s our last
The boys of the NYPD choir were singing “Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day
I could have been someone
Well, so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me, babe
I put them with my own
Can’t make it all alone
I’ve built my dreams around you
Na na na…
The boys of the NYPD choir were singing “Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day
The boys of the NYPD choir were singing “Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day
Comfort Ye lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Comfort ye
Comfort ye
My people
Comfort ye my people
Says your God
Says your God
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem
And cry unto her
That her warfare
Her warfare is accomplished
That her iniquity is pardoned
That her iniquity is pardoned
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on, our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in golden days
Happy olden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years, we all will be together
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Mary's Boy Child lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible said
Mary’s boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day
Hark, now hear the angels sing, a new king born today
And man will live forevermore, because of Christmas Day
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, they saw a bright new shining star
And heard a choir from heaven sing, the music came from afar
Hark, now hear the angels sing, a new king born today
And man will live forevermore, because of Christmas Day
Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, came to Bethlehem that night
They found no place to bear her child, not a single room was in sight
By night they found a little nook in a stable all forlorn
And in a manger cold and ark, Mary’s little boy child was born
Trumpets sound and angels sing, listen to what they say
That man will live forevermore, because of Christmas Day
Trumpets sound and angels sing, listen to what they say
That man will live forevermore, because of Christmas Day
That man will live forevermore, because of Christmas Day
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes al aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother’s child is going to spy
To see reindeer really know how to fly
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you
They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother’s child is going to spy
To see reindeer really know how to fly
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you
Oh Holy Night lyrics - Celtic Thunder
O holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks, a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when was Christ was born
Truly He taught us
To love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall he break
For the slave is our brother
And in his name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name
Christ is the Lord
His name forever praise we
Noel, Noel
Oh night, oh night divine
Noel, Noel
Oh night, oh night divine
Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when was Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night, oh night divine
O Come All Ye Faithful lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the king of angels
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
See how the shepherds
Summoned to His cradle
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze
We too will thither
Lend our joyful footsteps
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Sing, choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens of heav’n above
Glory to God
Glory in the highest
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Hail, Lord, we greet Thee
Born this happy morning
Jesu, forever be Thy name adored
Son of the Father
Now in flesh appearing
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Mythology (2013)
- Voices
- The Isle Of Innisfree
- Now We Are Free
- Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
- The Rocky Road To Dublin
- Carrickfergus
- Hoedown (Instrumental)
- Danny Boy
- Hunter's Moon
- She Moved Through The Fair
- Carolina Rua
- Katie
- Turning Away
- Tears Of Hercules
- My Land
- Galileo (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- The Lonesome Boatman And Reels (Instrumental)
- The Streets Of New York (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- Rosa (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- Life With You (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- The Edge Of The Moon (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- Always There (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- Perfect (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- Seven Drunken Nights (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- Summer In Dublin (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- The Grande Affaire (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- The Sounds Of Silence (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- The Thunder Rolls (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- The Boys Are Back In Town (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Voices lyrics - Celtic Thunder
[Ensemble:]
Voices are calling
Voices are calling
Voices calling
Voices calling you
[Emmet:]
There's a voice that is starting to call us
[Colm:]
There's a voice that we just can't ignore
[Neil:]
There's a bell that is ringing to tell us
[Keith:]
We're in a time and a place like never before
[George:]
There's a time when we're called to be ready
[Ryan & Neil:]
It's a time when a sign will appear
[George & Ryan:]
There's a time when we're called to be steady
[Ensemble:]
This is the moment we know, that the moment is here
[George:]
Why is we are here?
[Colm:]
Where is we will go?
[Emmet:]
Will we just disappear?
[Ensemble:]
Answers we don't know
[Keith:]
Where will the future lead?
[Neil:]
What will the future show?
[Ryan:]
How are we to proceed?
[Ensemble:]
Answers we don't know
[Neil:]
Why is it we are here?
[Emmet:]
Where is it we will go?
[George, Colm, Keith:]
Will we just disappear?
[Emmet & Neil:]
Answers we don't know
[Colm:]
Where will the future lead
[Emmet & Neil:]
What will our future show
[George:]
How are we to proceed?
[Ensemble:]
Answers we don't know
[Keith:]
Voices call from the old days
[George:]
Voices tell from the past
[Emmet:]
Ancient laws and ancient old ways to recast
[George & Colm:]
Voices call from the future
[Emmet & Neil:]
How will our future last?
[Keith & Ryan:]
Voices call from the future
[Ensemble:]
Is the future past?
[Keith, Neil, Ryan:]
Why is we are here?
[George, Colm, Emmet:]
Why is we are here?
[Keith, Neil, Ryan:]
Where is we will go?
[George, Colm, Emmet:]
Where is we will go?
[Keith, Neil, Ryan:]
Will we just disappear?
[George, Colm, Emmet:]
Will we just disappear?
[Keith, Neil, Ryan:]
Answers we don't know
[Keith:]
Where will the future lead?
[Colm:]
Where will the future lead?
[Emmet:]
What will our future show?
[Neil:]
What will our future show?
[Keith:]
How are we to proceed?
[Ensemble:]
Answers we don't know, we don't know, we don't' know, we don't know
[Keith & Emmet:]
Is there a better way?
[Ryan, Neil, George, Colm:]
Why is it we are here?
[Keith & Emmet:]
Do we go with the flow?
[Ryan, Neil, George, Colm:]
Where is we will go?
[Keith & Emmet:]
What is the price we will pay?
[Ryan, Neil, George, Colm:]
Will we just disappear?
[Ensemble:]
Answers we don't know
[Keith & Emmet:]
Is there a judgment day?
[Ryan, Neil, George, Colm:]
Why is we are here?
[Keith & Emmet:]
Is this the final show?
[Ryan, Neil, George, Colm:]
Where is it we will go?
[Keith & Emmet:]
When will the piper pay?
[Neil, George, Colm:]
Answers we don't know
[Keith, Ryan, Emmet:]
Answers we don't know
[Ensemble:]
Answers we don't' know
[George & Emmet:]
The voices calling
The voices calling you
The Isle Of Innisfree lyrics - Celtic Thunder
I've met some folks
Who say that I'm a dreamer
And I've no doubt
There's truth in what they say
But sure a body's bound to be a dreamer
When all the things he loves are far away
And precious things
Are dreams unto an exile
They take him o'er
The land across the sea
Especially when it happens he's an exile
From that dear lovely Isle of Innisfree
And when the moonlight
Peeps across the rooftops
Of this great city
Wondrous though it be
I scarcely feel its wonder or laughter
I'm once again back home in Innisfree
I wander o'e r green hills
Through dreamy valleys
And find a piece
No other land could know
I hear the birds make music fit for angels
And watch the rivers laughing
As they flow
And then into a humble shack I wander
My dear old home
And tenderly behold
The folks I love
Around the turf fire gathered
On bended knee
Their rosary is told
But dreams don't last
Though dreams are not forgotten
And soon I'm back
To stern reality
But though they pave
The foot ways here with gold dust
I still would choose
The Isle of Innisfree
I still would choose
The Isle of Innisfree
Now We Are Free lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Anol shalom
Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um shaddai
Flavum
Nom de leesh
Ham de nam um das
La um de
Flavne...
We de ze zu bu
We de sooo a ru
Un va-a pesh a lay
Un vi-i bee
Un da la pech ni sa
Un di-i lay na day
Un ma la pech a nay
mee di nu ku
[Fast tempo x4]
La la da pa da le na da na
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
Anol shalom
Anol sheh ley kon-nud de ne um.
Flavum.
Flavum.
M-ai shondol-lee
Flavu... Live on...
Lof flesh lay
Nof ne
Nom de lis
Ham de num um dass
La um de
Flavne..
Flay
Shom de nomm
Ma-lun des
Dwondi.
Dwwoondi
Alas sharum du koos
Shaley koot-tum.
Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) lyrics - Celtic Thunder
I peeked in to say good night
When I heard my child in prayer
And for me, some scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for my hair
All the stores were closed and shuttered
All the streets were dark and bare
In our town, no scarlet ribbons
Not one ribbon for her hair
Through the night my heart was aching
Just before the dawn was breaking
I peeked in and on her bed
In gay profusion lying there
Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
If I live to be a hundred
I will never know from where
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
The Rocky Road To Dublin lyrics - Celtic Thunder
[Chorus:]
One, two, three four, five,
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
Twas in the merry month of May, from me home I started,
Left the girls in Tuam, nearly broken hearted,
Saluted father dear, kissed me darling mother,
Drank a pint of beer, me grief and tears to smother,
Then off to reap the corn, leave where I was born
Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblin;
Bought a pair of brogues, rattling o’er the bogs
And fright'ning all the dogs on the rocky road to Dublin.
[Chorus:]
One, two, three four, five,
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary,
Started by daylight next morning blithe and early,
Took a drop of pure to keep me heart from sinking;
Thats a Paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking.
See the lassies smile, laughing all the while
At me curious style, 'twould set your heart a bubblin'
Asked me was I hired, wages I required,
I was almost tired of the rocky road to Dublin.
[Chorus:]
One, two, three four, five,
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity
To be soon deprived a view of that fine city.
So then I took a stroll, all among the quality;
Me bundle it was stole, all in a neat locality.
Something crossed me mind, when I looked behind,
No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin'
Enquiring for the rogue, they said me Connaught brogue
Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin.
[Chorus:]
One, two, three four, five,
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
From there I got away, me spirits never falling,
Landed on the quay, just as the ship was sailing.
The Captain at me roared, said that no room had he;
When I jumped aboard, a cabin found for Paddy.
Down among the pigs, played some hearty rigs,
Danced some hearty jigs, the water round me bubbling;
When off Holyhead I wished meself was dead,
Or better for instead on the rocky road to Dublin.
[Chorus:]
One, two, three four, five,
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
The boys of Liverpool, when we safely landed,
Called meself a fool, I could no longer stand it.
Blood began to boil, temper I was losing;
Poor old Erin's Isle they began abusing.
"Hurrah me soul" says I, me Shillelagh I let fly.
Some Galway boys were by, saw I was a hobble in,
With a load "Hurray!" joined in the affray.
We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin.
[Chorus:]
One, two, three four, five,
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
[Chorus:]
One, two, three four, five,
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah!
Carrickfergus lyrics - Celtic Thunder
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Only for nights in Ballygran
I would swim over the deepest ocean
The deepest ocean for my love to find
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
And nor have I the wings to fly
If I could find me a lonesome boatman
To ferry me over my love and I
My childhood days bring back sad reflections
Of happy time I spent so long ago
My boyhood friends and my own relations
Have all passed on now like the melted snow
So I’ll spend my days in endless roving
Soft is the grass my bed is free
Ah, to be home now in Carrickfergus
On that long road down to the sea
And in Kilkenny it is reported
On marble stone there as black as ink
With gold and silver I would support her
But I'll sing no more now till I get a drink
For I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober
A handsome rover from town to town
Ah but I am sick now my days are numbered
Come all ye young men and lay me down
Danny Boy lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Oh, Danny boy
The pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen and down the mountain side
The summer's gone
And all the roses falling
Tis you, tis you must go and I must bide
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
Hunter's Moon lyrics - Celtic Thunder
I'm moving on now
No more to say
Time I was gone now
Why would I stay?
Don't rake the ashes
I'll take the lashes
You go now
I'll walk away.
No cause to wonder
No one's immune
I kissed you under
The hunter’s moon.
You wander free now
Don't look for me now
You go now
Before you,
Find your dreams are strewn
Beneath that icy hunter's moon
Dying all too soon
Beneath the hunter's savage moon
Time I was gone now
Anchors aweigh
I'm moving on now
Just one more day
I'll let you go now
How do we know though?
Who hunted?
Who was the prey?
You and I
Flew too high
Now we're falling free
Through the night
Burning bright
And colder than the sea
Now our dreams are strewn
Beneath that icy hunter's moon
Dying all too soon
Beneath the hunter's savage moon
Souls are out of tune
That kiss beneath that hunter's moon
Harsh and out of tune
And cursed to wander here and there forever,
Like the lonely moon.
She Moved Through The Fair lyrics - Celtic Thunder
My young love said to me, 'My mother won't mind,
And my father won't slight you for your lack of kine,'
She went away from me and this she did say,
'It will not be long, love, till our wedding day.'
She went away from me and she moved through the fair,
And slowly I watched her move here and move there,
She went his way homeward with one star awake,
As the swan in the evening moves over the lake.
The people were saying no two were e'er wed
But one has a sorrow that never was said,
And I smiled as she passed with her goods and her gear,
And that was the last that I saw of my dear.
I dreamt last night that my young love came in,
She came in so sweetly, her feet made no din;
She stepped up beside me, and this she did say,
'It will not be long love, till our wedding day.
Carolina Rua lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Stories never end ’til you come to conclusion
Mo Carolina Rua has a hand in my confusion.
She waits for me to choose which quarter to bend in.
To susie-make-me-blue, or the redhead I’m attending.
Now Carolina Rua has my heart and all I want to do
Is go down the winding road where my Carolina goes:
Down the crooked road where Carolina goes to
Mo Carolina Rua, do you love me?
Tell me true, Carolina ooh oh ooh oh
Standing on three queens, I thought the game was over.
Then, out from the blue, Carolina’s at my shoulder:
with laughter in her eyes and a smile that touches all the guys
On down the winding road where my Carolina goes:
Down the crooked road where Carolina goes to
Mo Carolina Rua, do you love me?
Tell me true, Carolina ooh oh ooh oh
Mo Carolina Rua has my heart and all I want to do
Is go down the winding road where my Carolina goes:
Down the crooked road where Carolina goes to ,
Mo Carolina Rua, do you love me?
Tell me true, Tell me true.
Mo Carolina Rua
Katie lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Tumbling curls of green by the stained glass streaming light
And a yellow coloured lampshade used to keep us up all night
The smile upon your face, the tears upon your cheek
And the night sky on the window
Your heart calling out to me.
Come running home again, Katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
The mirror that won't talk and your nightgown on the door
And the old pedal Singer just don't sing no more
You can roll the reels for hours
From the movie of this book
It's a question mark on this heart of mine
sends an elder back to look.
Come running home again, Katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
Now I'm looking through a tunnel back into the room
With the genius of a Druid when the sunlight floods the tomb
And I'm never going back there I couldn't anyway
And though I made the great escape
I never got away
Come running home again, Katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
Come running home again, Katie
Come running home again
Cross my heart and hope to die
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
Turning Away lyrics - Celtic Thunder
In darkness we do what we can...
In daylight we're oblivion...
Here...
On the water we have walked
Like the fearless child
What was fastened we've unlocked
Revealing wondrous wild
And in search of confirmation
We have jumped into the fire
And scrambled with our burning feet
Through uncontrolled desire
In darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
Are turning away, turning away from here
There's a well upon the hill
From our ancient past
Where an age is standing
Still holding strong and fast
And there's those that try to tame it
And to carve it into stone
Ah but words cannot extinguish it
However hard they're thrown
In darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
Are turning away, turning away from here
By Loch Etive they have worked
With their highland dreams
By Kilcrennan they have nourished
In the mountain streams.
And in searching for acceptance
They had given it away
Only the children of our children know
The price they had to pay
In darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
Are turning away, turning away from here
In darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
Are turning away, turning away from here
And in darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
Are turning away, turning away from here
Are turning away, turning away from here
Tears Of Hercules lyrics - Celtic Thunder
So it goes, history shows, deserts must expand
Camels sail like wooden ships, like women down the strand
There's sand on second avenue and the wind blows like a train
Taxis line up like a string of pearls, around the block again
I remember everything and every window pane
Every word came back to me the way it used to be
Then I saw your face across the street
Through the tears of Hercules
You said love wrecks everything and none of us survive
But I got over you last night and I am still alive
Till I saw your face across the street
Through the tears of Hercules
You said love wrecks everything and none of us survive
But I got over you last night and I am still alive
Till I saw your face across the street
Through the tears of Hercules
My Land lyrics - Celtic Thunder
How green are your valleys, how blue your great skies,
Your mountains stand tall in their glory:
Your rivers run free - the bright stars are your eyes,
Your beauty is endless before me.
[Chorus:]
Oh, you are the song ever singing in me,
And you are the heart ever true:
For, you are my land and you always will be,
The voice ever calling me… home to you.
When times we are far from your forests and streams,
When sailing from your shining waters:
We carry your hopes - your spirit, your dreams-
In the hearts of your sons and your daughters.
[Chorus]
When to your green valleys some day I return,
When you lay your mantle around me:
At rest I will be where the heart will not yearn,
With my land to ever…surround me.
[Chorus]
The voice ever calling me…home to you.
Galileo lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Galileo fell in love as a Galilean boy,
And he wondered what in heaven who invented such a joy.
But the question got the better of his scientific mind,
And to his blind and dying gaze,
He looked up high and often sighed,
And sometimes cried,
Who puts the rainbow in the sky?
Who lights the stars at night?
Who dreamt up someone so divine?
Someone like you and made them mine?
Love can make you ask some funny questions now and then.
But just remember the alternatives for I remember when
I was lonely and unhappy,
And my lips were cold as ice.
But you kissed me, and good heavens,
Now I'm here in paradise,
So if ever I'm not kissing you or looking in your eyes.
I won't be blind, and I won't cry.
I'll look up high and gladly sigh,
And thank the guy,
Who puts the rainbow in the sky?
Who lights the stars at night?
Who dreamt up someone so divine?
Someone like you and made them mine?
Someone like you and made them mine?
The Streets Of New York lyrics - Celtic Thunder
I was 18yrs old when I went down to Dublin
With a fistful of money and a cartload of dreams
"Take your time" said me father
Stop rushing like hell and remember all’s not what it seems to be
For there's fellas would cut ye for the coat on yer back
Or the watch that you got from your mother
So take care me young bucko
And mind yourself well and will ya give this wee note to me brother
At the time Uncle Benjy was a policeman in Brooklyn
And me father the youngest, looked after the farm
When a phone-call from America said
'Send the lad over'
And the oul’ fella said 'Sure wouldn't do any harm'
For I've spent me life working this dirty old ground
For a few pints of porter and the smell of a pound
And sure maybe there's something you'll learn or you'll see
And you can bring it back home make it easy on me
So I landed in Kennedy and a big yellow taxi
Carried me and me bags through the streets and the rain
Well me poor heart was thumpin’ around with excitement
And I hardly even heard what the driver was sayin’
We came in the Shore Parkway through the flatlands of Brooklyn
To me Uncle's apartment on East 53rd
I was feeling so happy I was humming a song
And I sang "You're as free as a bird"
Well to shorten the story what I found out that day
Was that Benjy got shot down in an uptown foray
And while I was flying my way to New York
Poor Benjy was lying in a cold city morgue.
Well I phoned up the old fella told him the news
I could tell he could hardly stand up in his shoes and he wept as he told me
'Go ahead with the plans
Never forget be a proud Irishman
So I went to Nellies beside Fordham road
And I started to learn about lifting the load
But the heaviest thing that I carried that year
Was the bittersweet thought of my hometown so dear
I went home that December 'cause the oul’ fella died,
Had to borrow some money from Phil on the side
And all the bright flowers and brass couldn't hide
The poor wasted face of my father
I sold up the oul’ farmyard for what it was worth
And into my bag stuck a handful of earth
Then I caught me a train and I boarded a plane
And I found myself back in the US again
It's been 22yrs since I've set foot in Dublin
Me kids know to use the correct knife and fork
But I'll never forget the green grass and the rivers
As I keep law and order on the streets of New York.
Rosa lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Now keep this promise
And never break it
I know you'll be back soon
How long's it this time
Another lifetime
All I want is to be with you
So hold me in your arms
Don't let go, take me with you...
When will you come back to me
I'm falling for you now
I'm falling for you now
I'm Gonna catch the world for you
Wrap it up, it's all for you
I've fallng for you now
I'm making my way back home
Just to see your face
Rosa, Rosa
Now don't you worry
I never left you
I am the angel by your side
We've made this promise
We'll never break it
Your in my heart
Your always on my mind
So hold me in your arms
Don't let go, take me with you
When will you come back to me
I'm Falling for you now
You know I'm falling for you now
I'm gonna catch the world for you
And wrap it up, it's all for you
I'm falling for you now
I'm making my way back home
Just to see your face
Rosa, Rosa, Rosa, Rosa
Now don't you worry
I've never left you
Life With You lyrics - Celtic Thunder
When I was a younger man
When I was a silly boy
I didn't need a thing,
I was strong as anything,
I viewed solitude as a joy
But since I met you I'm distraught
You wandered in and now I'm caught
I never thought I would see
Someone so truly good
Some one who's so everything I'm not
I want to spend my life with you
Don't want to live all alone
I can't conceive of the years left in me
Without you in our home
But what if, what if, what if what
If it's not perfect then it's not
But every care I'll take
Nothing I won't forsake
To dwell beside what you've got
Every time I think about you
I think I can't live with you
I'll tell you something
I am nothing without you
I want to spend my life with you
Don't want to live all alone
I can't conceive of the years left in me
Without you in our home
I want to spend my life with you
Don't want to live all alone
I can't conceive of the years left in me
Without you in our home [2x]
The Edge Of The Moon lyrics - Celtic Thunder
The Edge Of The Moon
She sings him a song
He loves to listen
He reads her a story
She plays a sweet tune
Chopin and Mozart she loves with her heart
Her guardian angel, looks down from the moon
He rings the bells nightly
She prays for their freedom
He stands at the pulpit
She stays in her room
Scarlatti and Haydn, she loves with her heart
Her guardian angel looks down from the moon
She prays for the vision
He hopes she won’t see it
She wishes for winter
He knows it won’t come
Summer and Autumn cry whisper the wind song
Her guardian angel looks down from the moon
He closes the curtains
She takes to her bed now
He waits in the doorway
She stays in her room
Beautiful music sweet songs filled with glory
Her guardian angel looks down from the moon
She waves her goodbye from, the edge of the moon
Always There lyrics - Celtic Thunder
When I'm less than I should be
And I just can't face the day
When darkness falls around me
And I just can't find my way
When my eyes don't clearly see
And I stumble through it all
You, I lean upon, you keep me strong
And you raise me when I fall
You are there when I most need you
You are there so constantly
You come shining through, you always do
You are always there for me
When life brings me to my knees
When my back's against the wall
You are standing there right with me
Just to keep me standing tall
Though a burden, I may be
You don't weary, you don't rest
You are reaching out to carry me
And I know I'm heaven blessed
You are there when I most need you
You are there so constantly
You come shining through, you always do
You are always there for me
You are there when I most need you
You are there so constantly
You come shining through, you always do
You are always there for me
There when I most need you
There so constantly
You come shining through, you always do
You are always there for me
You come shining through, you always do
You are always there for me
Perfect lyrics - Celtic Thunder
I don't want half-hearted love affairs
I need someone who really cares.
Life is too short to play silly games
I've promised myself I won't do that again.
It's got to be perfect,
It's got to be worth it. Yeah!
Too many people take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be Mmmm!
Perfect.
Young hearts are foolish they make such mistakes
They're much too eager to give their love away.
Well I have been foolish too many times
But now I'm determined I'm gonna get it right.
It's got to be perfect,
It's got to be worth it. Yeah!
Too many people take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be Mmmm!
Perfect.
Young hearts are foolish, they make such mistakes
They’re much too eager to give their love away
I have been foolish too many times
But I’m determined to get it right
It's got to be perfect
It's got to be worth it. Yeah!
Too many people take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be Yeah!
Perfect.
It's got to be Yeah!
Perfect.
It's got to be Oooo!
Perfect.
I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow lyrics - Celtic Thunder
(In constant sorrow, all through his days.)
I am the man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I bid farewell to ol' Kentucky
The place where I was born and raised.
(The place where he was born and raised)
For six long years I've been in trouble,
no pleasure here on earth I've found
For in this world, I'm bound to ramble,
I have no friends to help me now.
(He has no friends to help him now)
It's fair thee well, my old true lover,
I ne’er expect to see you again.
For I'm bound to ride that Northern Railroad,
perhaps I'll die upon this train
(Perhaps he'll die upon this train)
You can bury me in some deep valley,
For many years where I may lay.
And you may learn to love another
while I am sleeping in my grave.
(While he is sleeping in his grave)
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger
My face you’ll never see no more
But there is one promise that is given,
I'll meet you on Gods golden shore
(He'll meet you on God's golden shore)
Seven Drunken Nights lyrics - Celtic Thunder
As I went home on Monday night as drunk as drunk could be
I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be
Well, I called me wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?”
“Ah, you’re drunk,
You’re drunk, you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a lovely sow that me mother sent to me.”
“It’s many a day I’ve travelled a hundred miles or more
But a saddle on a sow sure I never saw before.”
And as I went home on Tuesday night as drunk as drunk could be
I saw a coat behind the door where my old coat should be
So I called me wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that coat behind the door where my old coat should be?”
“Ah, you’re drunk,
You’re drunk, you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a woollen blanket that me mother sent to me.”
“It’s many a day I’ve travelled a hundred miles or more
But buttons in a blanket sure I never saw before.”
As I went home on Wednesday night as drunk as drunk could be
I saw a pipe up on the chair where my old pipe should be
So I called his wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that pipe up on the chair where my old pipe should be?”
“Ah, you’re drunk,
You’re drunk, you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a lovely tin whistle that me mother sent to me.”
“It’s many a day I’ve travelled a hundred miles or more
But tobacco in a tin whistle sure I never saw before.”
And as I came home on a Thursday? …Thursday night as drunk as drunk could be
I-I-I saw two boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be
Well, I called me wife and I says to her: “Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns them boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be?”
“Ah, you’re drunk,
You’re drunk, you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
They’re two lovely geranium pots me mother sent to me.”
“Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled a hundred miles or more
But laces in geranium pots I never saw before.”
Well, as I went home on Friday night as drunk as drunk could be
I saw a head upon the bed where my bald head should be
Well, I called me wife and I said to her: “Would you kindly tell to me
Who owns that head upon the bed where my old head should be?”
“Ah, you’re drunk,
You’re drunk, you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a baby boy that me mother sent to me.”
“Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled a hundred miles or more
But a baby boy with his whiskers on sure I never saw before.”
“Ah, you’re drunk,
You’re drunk, you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a baby boy that me mother sent to me.”
“Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled a hundred miles or more
But a baby boy with his whiskers on sure I never saw before.”
“But a baby boy with his whiskers on sure I never saw before.”
Summer In Dublin lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Take me away from the city and lead me to where I can be on my own,
I wanted to see you, and now that I have, I just want to be left alone,
I'll always remember your kind words, and I'll still remember your name,
But I've seen you changing and turning, and I know that things just won't be the same.
I remember that summer in Dublin, and the Liffey as it stank like hell,
And the young people walking on Grafton Street, and everyone looking so well,
I was singing a song I heard somewhere, called "Rock'n'Roll Never Forgets",
When my hummin' was smothered by a Forty Six ‘A’ and the scream of a low-flying jet.
So I'm leavin' on Wednesday morning tryin' to find a place where I can hear
The wind and the birds and the sea on the rocks, where open roads always are near,
And if sometimes I tire of the quiet, and I want to walk back up that hill,
I'll just get on the road and I’ll stick out my thumb.
‘Cause I know for sure you'll be there still.
I remember that summer in Dublin, and the Liffey as it stank like hell,
And the young people walking on Grafton Street, and everyone looking so well,
So I jumped on a bus to Dun Laoire, stoppin' off to pick up my guitar,
And a drunk on the bus told me how to get rich. I was glad we weren't goin' too far.
And if sometimes I tire of the quiet, and I want to walk back up that hill,
I'll just get on the road and I’ll stick out my thumb.
‘Cause I know for sure you'll be there still.
The Grande Affaire lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Take a bus, who needs a car.
We'll eat here, close by the door.
I'm not very hungry now are you?
Is it ok, if I share yours with you?
I've got no money and I think, I believe that you knew.
Remember the moon, on the water how she'd shine?
The taste of the sheets, and the feel of the wine.
Wasn't I glad, that you were mine
In the Grande Affaire?
Take a boat, or maybe a plane,
Anywhere now except Greece or Spain.
For sure I know where I am,
I see canals, this is Amsterdam.
Friends here and they know, they can say who I am.
Remember the room without any view?
Frightened we'd meet, someone that we knew,
No farewells or how-do-you-dos
In the Grande Affaire.
Now I stay, at the best hotels,
And there's white coated waiters attend me,
And I look, at the beautiful girls,
Do they really believe they can win me?
I drive now, it's seldom I walk.
Speak French, but I'd rather not talk.
And which suit will I wear tonight?
Take out the brown, but in the end wear the white.
After shade stepping out, stepping into the light.
Remember the moon on the water how she'd shine,
The year was all wrong, so we sent back the wine,
And wasn't I glad that you were mine,
In the Grande Affaire?
The Sounds Of Silence lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
"Fools", said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence
The Thunder Rolls lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Three thirty in the morning
Not a soul in sight
The city's lookin' like a ghost town
On a moonless summer night
Raindrops on the windshield
There's a storm moving in
He's headin' back from somewhere
That he never should have been
And the thunder rolls
And the thunder rolls
Every light is burnin'
In a house across town
She's pacin' by the telephone
In her faded flannel gown
Askin' for miracle
Hopin' she's not right
Prayin' it's the weather
That's kept him out all night
And the thunder rolls
And the thunder rolls
The thunder rolls
And the lightnin' strikes
Another love grows cold
On a sleepless night
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls
She's waitin' by the window
When he pulls into the drive
She rushes out to hold him
Thankful he's alive
But on the wind and the rain
A strange new perfume blows
And the lightnin' flashes in her eyes
And he knows that she knows
And the thunder rolls
And the thunder rolls
The thunder rolls
And the lightnin' strikes
Another love grows cold
On a sleepless night
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls
The Boys Are Back In Town lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Guess who just got back today,
Them wild-eyed boys that'd been away,
Haven't changed, had much to say,
But man, I still think them cats are crazy.
They were askin' if you were around,
How you was, where you could be found.
Told them you were livin' downtown,
Drivin' all the old men crazy.
The boys are back in town, (the boys are back in town).
I said The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
The boys are back in town, (the boys are back in town).
The boys are back in town, (the boys are back in town).
You know that chick that used to dance a lot,
Every night, she'd be on the floor, shakin' what she's got.
Man, when I tell ya she was cool, she was red hot.
I mean she was steamin'.
And that time over at Johnny's place,
Well, this chick, she got up and slapped Johnny's face,
Man, we just fell about the place,
If that chick don't wanna know, forget her.
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
I said The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
Spread the word around guess who's back in town
You spread the word around
Friday night they'll be dressed to kill,
Down at Dino's bar and grill
The drink will flow, and blood will spill,
And if the boys wanna fight you better let 'em.
That jukebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song,
The nights are gettin' warmer, it won't be long,
Won't be long 'til summer comes,
Now that the boys are here again.
The boys are back in town, (the boys are back in town).
The boys are back in town, (the boys are back in town).
The boys are back in town, (the boys are back in town).
Spread the word around
The boys are back in town, (the boys are back in town).
The boys are back, the boys are back.
The boys are back in town again
They're hangin' down at Dino's
The boys are back in town again!
Voyage II (2012)
- Voyage Opening (Instrumental)
- To Where You Are
- Danny Boy
- Ride On
- Lagan Love
- The Dutchman
- Desperado
- Hallelujah
- You've Got A Friend In Me
- Girls, Girls, Girls
- Red Rose Café
- Clancy Brothers Medley (I'll Tell Me Ma / Courtin' In The Kitchen / Irish Rover)
- My Irish Molly O
- A Place In The Choir
- Dream-Teller / Fantasy (Instrumental)
- Ireland's Call
To Where You Are lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Who can say for certain
Maybe you're still here
I feel you all around me
Your memory's so clear
Deep in the stillness
I can hear you speak
You're still an inspiration
Can it be
That you are mine
Forever love
And you are watching over me from up above
Fly me up to where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight
To see you smile
If only for awhile to know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are
Are you gently sleeping
Here inside my dream
And isn't faith believing
All power can't be seen
As my heart holds you
Just one beat away
I cherish all you gave me everyday
'Cause you are my
Forever love
Watching me from up above
And I believe
That angels breathe
And that love will live on and never leave
Fly me up
To where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight
To see you smile
If only for awhile
To know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are
I know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are
Danny Boy lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Oh, Danny boy
The pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen and down the mountain side
The summer's gone
And all the roses falling
Tis you, tis you must go and I must bide
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so
Ride On lyrics - Celtic Thunder
True you ride the finest horse I've ever seen
Standing 16' one or two, with eyes wild and green
You ride the horse so well, hands light to the touch
I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Ride on, see you
I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
When you ride into the night, without a trace behind
Run your claw along my gut, one last time
I turn to face an empty space, where you used to lie
I look for the spark that lights the night
Through a teardrop in your eye
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no
matter how I wanted to
I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Lagan Love lyrics - Celtic Thunder
Love, my Lagan love,
My Lagan love.
Where Lagan stream sing lullaby,
There blows a lily fair.
The twilight gleam is in her eye,
The night is on her hair.
And like a love-sick lennan-shee
She hath my heart in thrall
No life have I, no liberty
For love is lord of all
My Lagan love.
And sometimes when the beetles horn
Hath lulled the eve to sleep
I steal unto her shieling low
And through her dooreen peep
There on the cricket's singing stone
She stirs the bog wood fire
And hums in soft sweet undertones
The song of heart's desire
The song of heart's desire
The Dutchman lyrics - Celtic Thunder
The Dutchman's not the kind of man
Who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam
That holds his dreams in,
But that's a secret that only Margaret knows.
When Amsterdam is golden in the summer,
Margaret brings him breakfast,
She believes him.
He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow.
He's mad as he can be, but Margaret only sees that sometimes,
Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes.
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee.
Long ago, I used to be a young man
And dear Margaret remembers that for me.
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes,
His cap and coat are patched with the love
That Margaret sewed there.
Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam.
And he watches the tug-boats down canals
An' calls out to them when he thinks he knows the Captain.
Till Margaret comes
To take him home again
Through unforgiving streets that trip him, though she holds his arm,
Sometimes he thinks he's alone and he calls her name.
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee.
Long ago, I used to be a young man
And dear Margaret remembers that for me.
The winters whirl the windmills 'round
She winds his muffler tighter
And they sit in the kitchen.
Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew.
And he sees her for a moment, calls her name,
She makes the bed up singing some old love song,
A song Margaret learned
When it was very new.
He hums a line or two, they sing together in the dark.
The Dutchman falls asleep and Margaret blows the candle out.
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee.
Long ago, I used to be a young man
And dear Margaret remembers that for me.
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