This is the song that Clifton53 originally asked about:


THE HOLY GROUND
As sung by The Wolfe Tones on "Rifles of the I.R.A." (1970)

1. As I roved into Frisco, boys, I went upon a spree.
I drank and gambled all night long, got as drunk as I could be.
I drank and gambled all night long till I could drink no more.
'Twas then that I thought that I'd like to be back in the Holy Ground once more.

CHORUS: Once more, boys, once more, the Holy Ground once more,
'Twas then that I thought that I'd like to be back in the Holy Ground once more.

2. I shipped on the Angeline, me boys, bound for the Arctic Sea,
Where cold winds blow 'mid frost and snow, was as cold as it could be,
Where cold winds blow 'mid frost and snow, but the good old ship she did roll.
'Twas then that I thought that I'd like to be back in the Holy Ground once more.

3. We weren't long in the Arctic Sea when we had spied a whale.
With harpoon in my icy hand, to hit I dare not fail.
With the harpoon in my icy hand, I shot but struck before.
'Twas then that I thought that I'd like to be back in the Holy Ground once more.

4. When you're aboard a whaling ship with storms and gales afore,
Your mind is in some public house that lies upon the shore.
Your mind is in some public house that lies upon the shore.
'Twas then that I thought that I'd like to be back in the Holy Ground once more.