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05 Mar 04 - 03:36 PM (#1129984) Subject: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland , Help Skarpi Ic From: skarpi Halló all I am looking for a song called Rolling Home to Ireland I think The Irish Rovers sang it. please anyone. All the best Skarpi Iceland. |
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05 Mar 04 - 06:49 PM (#1130112) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland , Help Skarp From: greg stephens Skarppi, I cant make the DT work at the moment, but I'm sure Rolling Home will be in it. It may have the old England version, but just change England to Ireland(or Iceland if you prefer!). |
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05 Mar 04 - 07:20 PM (#1130122) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland , Help Skarpi Ic From: Malcolm Douglas It's a different song; a fairly modern one, I take it, written in a sort of Clancey Brothers style. I'm fairly sure I've come across a completely illegal mp3 on some Canadian website quite recently. |
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06 Mar 04 - 12:58 AM (#1130225) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland , Help Skarpi From: katlaughing Probably not that one, eh? I did see one by the Irish Rovers on one of their two "Gems" albums, but no lyrics listed. Sorry... kat |
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06 Mar 04 - 07:21 PM (#1130592) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland , Help Skarpi Ic From: Malcolm Douglas I've already said that the song Skarpi is looking for is NOT a variant of Rolling Home to Dear Old England. Of course the "Irish Rovers" may have recorded one of those as well for all I know, but their Rolling Home to Ireland is a completely different song. I don't make such comments idly, but mainly to avoid people wasting their time and everybody else's by making helpful suggestions which have nothing at all to do with the question asked. You can hear audio of the "Irish Rovers" song at Harry S. Anchan's Favourite Scottish and Irish Songs It is easily found via Google. I can't say that I much care for it, but I'm sure that it goes down very well with the "singalong" kind of audience. |
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06 Mar 04 - 07:36 PM (#1130600) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland , Help Skarpi Ic From: Ed. Careful, Malcolm. Someone will probably acuse you of being in a foul mood :-) |
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06 Mar 04 - 10:08 PM (#1130664) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland , Help Skarpi From: katlaughing Malcolm, the one by the Irish Rovers to which I provided a link is called "Rolling Home to Ireland." The other words I posted, by Makem, did not match any of the "Rolling Home" ones in the DT. Thanks for the link to the Irish Rovers' one. |
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10 Feb 14 - 02:26 PM (#3600140) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland , Help Skarpi Ic From: GUEST Seeing that (unfortunately) poor Malcolm isn't around to complain about answering the wrong question, I can retell my story of the time I was in a pub in Athlone (Irish midlands) years ago when a group of inebriated German fishermen started to sing "Rolling home to dear old Hamburg" - in German. One of the locals listened for a second, turned to me and said "They're singing Kevin Barry - in GERMAN! Fair play!". Regards |
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10 Feb 14 - 04:17 PM (#3600170) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland, Help Skarpi Icel From: skarpi wow I totally forgot this thread .... still have not found the lyric . so I ´ll dig untill then .. all the best Skarpi Iceland ... and I ´ll send big thanks to my friend Kat ....to the other side .. god bless . |
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10 Feb 14 - 04:24 PM (#3600173) Subject: Lyr Add: ROLLING HOME TO IRELAND (Irish Rovers) From: skarpi Here it is ..the lyric .. ROLLING HOME TO IRELAND As sung by The Irish Rovers I come from Paddy's land I'm a rake and ramblin' man Since I was young, I've had the urge to roam So don't you weep for me When I'm sailing on the sea For you won't see me till I come rolling home Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea Back to me own con-ter-ree (country) Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go So fill the sails and blow winds blow! We sailed away from Cork We were headed for New York I'd always dreamed the sailor's life for me But the days were hard and long With no women, wine, or song And it wasn't quite the fun I'd thought 'twould be Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea Back to me own con-ter-ree (country) Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go So fill the sails and blow winds blow! We weren't too long a-sail When the wind became a gale Our boat was tossed and turned upon the foam With waves like moutains high Well I thought that I would die I wished to God that I was rolling home Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea Back to me own con-ter-ree (country) Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go So fill the sails and blow winds blow! And when I reach the shore I will go to sea no more There's more to life than sailing 'round the Horn Good luck to sailor men When they're headed out again I wish them all safe harbor from the storm Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea Back to me own con-ter-ree (country) Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go So fill the sails and blow winds blow! Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea Back to me own con-ter-ree (country) Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go So fill the sails and blow winds blow! Songwriter: George Millar |
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10 Feb 14 - 04:32 PM (#3600174) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland, Help Skarpi Icel From: rumanci http://decoda.com/the-irish-rovers-rolling-home-to-ireland-lyrics |
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04 Apr 14 - 10:36 AM (#3615281) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolling home to Ireland, Help Skarpi Icel From: GUEST,johnb Hallo I'm looking for the music of the song Rolling home to Ireland sung by the Irish Rovers music for singing and the diatonic accordeon |
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28 Jun 22 - 06:26 PM (#4145780) Subject: Lyr Add: Rolling Home to Ireland From: matthewdechant Rolling Home to Ireland Recorded by the Irish Rovers I come from Paddy’s land, I’m a rake and rambling man Since I was young, I’ve had the urge to roam So don’t you weep for me, when I’m sailing on the sea For you won’t see me till I come rolling home [chorus] Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea Back to me own country Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go So fill the sails and blow, winds, blow We sailed away from Cork, we were headed for New York I’d always dreamed the sailor’s life for me But the days were hard and long, with no women, wine, or song And it wasn’t quite the fun I’d thought ‘twould be [chorus] We weren’t too long a-sail when the wind became a gale Our boat was tossed and turned upon the foam With waves like moutains high, well I thought that I would die And I wished to God that I was rolling home [chorus] And when I reach the shore, I will go to sea no more There’s more to life than sailing ‘round the Horn Good luck to the sailor men when they’re headed out again I wish them all safe harbor from the storm [chorus x2] Question- does anyone know if this song is traditional, or if it was written by the Irish Rovers? |
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29 Jun 22 - 12:27 AM (#4145810) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rolling Home to Ireland From: Joe Offer I had the feeling it was composed, not traditional. allmusic.com says the song was composed by George Millar and released in 2002. Here's a recording by the Irish Rovers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm7uuDvfCOM |