1. DIRTY OLD TOWN

I met my love by the gas yard wall
I dreamed a dream by the old canal
I kissed my love by the factory wall
Dirty ol' town, dirty ol' town

I heard a siren coming from the docks
I saw a train set the night on fire
I smelled a strain on the smokey wind
Dirty ol' town, dirty ol' town

I'm going to make a good sharp axe
With shining steel tempered in the fire
Going to chop you down like an old dead tree
Dirty ol' town, dirty ol' town


2. NOVA SCOTIA / SCOTLAND THE BRAVE

The sun was setting in the west
The birds they sang in every tree
All nature seemed inclined for to rest
But alas there was no rest for me

[Chorus:]
Farewell to Nova Scotia
Ye sea bound coast
Le your mountains dark and dreary (pronounced drea-rie)
When I am far away
O'er the brinny ocean tossed
Will you ever have a sigh or a wish for me

The drums do beat the wars roll on
And my captains call I must obey
So farewell farewell to my Nova Scotian home
It's early (earl-ie) in the morn and I must obey

[Chorus] (x2)

Hark when the night is falling
I hear the pipes are calling
Loudly and proudly calling
Down thro' the glen

There where the hills are sleeping
Now feel the blood a-leaping
High as the spirits of
The old Highland men

Towering in gallant fame
Scotland my mountain hame
High may your proud standards
Gloriously wave

Land of my high endeavour
Land of the shining silver
Land of my heart forever
Scotland the Brave


3. FIELDS OF ATHENRY

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
Michael they are taking you away
For you stole trevelyand corn
So the young might see the morn
Our prison ship lies waiting in the bay

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters Mary when you're free
Against the famine and the crown
I rebelled they cut me down
You must raise our child with diginity

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we saw the small free birds fly
Our love is on the wing
We have dreams and songs to sing
So lonely around the fields of Athenry

By a lonely harbour wall
She watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she live hope and pray
For her love in Botany
So lonely around the fields of Athenry