The Pogues & The Dubliners – The Irish Rover

On the fourth of July, 1806 – We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork – We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks – For the Grand City Hall in New York – ‘Twas a wonderful craft – She was rigged fore and aft – And oh, how the wild wind drove her – She stood several blasts – She had twenty-seven masts – And they called her The Irish Rover …