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Somewhere Along The Road Raking And Roguing
   
Credits : Traditional; arranged by John McCusker, John Doyle & Cathie Ryan
  a) Ó Boro Braindí Braindí
b) Éirigh A Shinéid
   
Appears On : Somewhere Along The Road
   
Language : Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics : English Translation :
   
Dá bhfaighinnse scilling le díol If I had a schilling to spend
Is canna maith dí le hól And a good can of draught to drink
Ó diabhal braon d'uisce na díge Oh not a drop of ditch water
'Rachadh lem' chroí go deo Would I ever take again
   
Curfá : Chorus :
Is ó boro braindí braindí And it's oh boro brandy brandy
'S ó boro braindí ó It's oh boro brandy oh
'S ó boro braindí braindí And it's oh boro brandy brandy
'S ragairne ó oíche go ló And raking from morning 'til night
   
Dob ait liom coinneal is píopa I long for a candle and pipe
Dob ait liom píopaire ceoil I long for a musical pipe
Dob ait liom cuideacht' im thimpeall I long for company around me
Is ragairne ó oíche go ló And raking from morning to night
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
Ólaim sláinte ár saoithe I drink the health of our nobility
Is sláinte ár ndaoine cóir And the health of all good people
Is sláinte gach preabaire groí And the health of every fine fellow
A chaithfeadh le hintinn coróin Who would spend a crown heartily
   
(Curfá 2x) (Chorus 2x)
   
Éirigh, a Shinéid, cuir sios a' scillid Rise up, Sinéad, put on the skillet
Is déan a shuipéar do Sheán Mhac Aoidh And make supper for John McHugh
Ní éirim, ars' Sinéad, ta' poll ins an scillid "I will not," says Sinéad, "There's a hole in the skillet
Is ligfeadh sé suipéar an duine bocht fríd Which would let the poor man's dinner through"
   
Ó an radaire gan mhúineadh, gan mhúineadh Oh the unmannerly, unmannerly rogue
Ó an radaire Seán Mhac Aoidh Oh the rogue, John McHugh
Ó an radaire gan mhúineadh, gan mhúineadh Oh the unmannerly, unmannerly rogue
Ó an radaire Seán Mhac Aoidh Oh the rogue, John McHugh
   
Éirigh, a Clódagh, cuir ort do chlóca Rise up, Clodagh, put on your cloak
Téigh go tórraimh an fhir a fuair bás And go to the funeral of the man who died
Ní éirim, ars' Clódagh, tá poll i mo chlóca "I will not," says Clodagh, "There's a hole in my cloak
Ó fanfaidh mé anseo ag an fhear atá slán And here I'll stay with the one who's alive"
   
Ó an radaire gan mhúineadh, gan mhúineadh Oh the unmannerly, unmannerly rogue
Ó an radaire Seán Mhac Aoidh Oh the rogue, John McHugh
Ó an radaire gan mhúineadh, gan mhúineadh Oh the unmannerly, unmannerly rogue
Ó an radaire Seán Mhac Aoidh Oh the rogue, John McHugh
(2x) (2x)