blarney roses

can anybody tell me where the blarney roses grow?

it might be down in limerick town

it might be in mayo

it's somewhere in the emerald isle and this i want to know

can anybody tell me where the blarney roses grow?

t' was over in old ireland

near the town of cushendall

one morn' i met a damsel there

the fairest of them all

t' was with my young affections and my money she did go

she told me she belonged to where the blarney roses grow

her cheeks were like red roses and her hair a raven hue

before that she bad done with me

she had me raving too

she sorely left me stranded

not a coin she left

you know

did the damsel that belonged to where the blarney roses grow

there's roses in killarney and there's some in county clare

but upon my word

the roses

lads

i can't find anywhere

she blarneyed me for by the power

she left me broke

you know

did the damsel that belonged to where the blarney roses grow

a-chusla gradh mo cridhe young man

she murmered soft to me

if you belong to ireland

it's yourself belongs to me

her donegal come-all-ye-brogue

it captured me you know

bad luck to her and bugger the place where the blarney roses grow