A small Irish start-up
with a couple of big hitters.
Examples of what we have so far…
Ballads & Folk
c/a (Composer/Author): Peter & Fran Philips
Dublin Bay (3.43) Lyrics
On a jet up in the sky that’s flying over Ireland
My wife is sitting next to me, her hand is in my hand
And I’m thinking God it’s been so long they’ll hardly know my name
And I know that there’ll be changes, still I’m hoping it’s the same
And the memories come flickering into view and like the dawn
They wander in and shed a light and suddenly they’re gone
I can see a scene where I have been, I hear a battered tune
I used to know so long ago and long ago was soon over the moon
Chorus:
I remember the day when I went far away to be seeking my fame and my fortune
Some days it was fun to be out in the sun, some days it was bloody well torture
Well the body and mind took the traveling well, but the heart it was here to stay
Now the sun is arising on the horizon over Dublin Bay.....Dublin Bay
Well the years went by so slow at first when everything was new
But soon it was the 17th since I had said adieu
I don’t know what I intended when I first went on my way
But I know I’m doing something very different today
And the plane is getting lower now we’ll soon be on the ground
What used to be a memory is now a sight and sound
And tonight til late we’ll celebrate, the whiskey and the beer
We’ll hug and kiss and reminisce the laughter and the tears, over the years
Chorus:
I remember the day when I went far away to be seeking my fame and my fortune
Some days it was fun to be out in the sun, some days it was bloody well torture
Well the body and mind took the travelling well, but the heart it was here to stay
Now the sun is arising on the horizon over Dublin Bay
(Repeat chorus)
Country
c/a (Composer/Author): Debbie Grace
Too Good to be True (3.14) Lyrics
When you walked into the room I knew you were for me
You whispered quietly lady will you dance with me
I’d be a fool to send you on for I’d been lonely for so long
And the band was playing such a lovely melody
You’re too good to be true
Any moment now I might just start a lovin’ you
You’re too good so it seems
Don’t anybody wake me from this sweetest dream.
We waltzed across the floor until the morning light
I asked you lady would you dine with me tonight
In perfect time two hearts were beating happily
As we were swaying softly to that lovely melody
You’re too good to be true
Any moment now I might just start a lovin’ you
You’re too good so it seems
Don’t anybody wake me from this sweetest dream.
I wish you’d been around for me when times were hard
(times were hard)
To soothe me with your touch oh hold me in your arms
You’re too good to be true
Any moment now I might just start a lovin’ you
You’re too good so it seems
Don’t anybody wake me from this sweetest dream
Don’t anybody wake me from this sweetest dream.
Pop/Rock
c/a (Composer/Author): Bob Marshall
Find Another Fool (3.52) Lyrics
WHEN I WAS YOUR WOMAN YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TRY
YOU KNEW I'D BE WAITING ROUND BELIEVING EVERY LIE
WHEN I WAS YOUR WOMAN I WAS IN THE WAY
BUT I'M TELLING YOU HERE AND NOW IT CHANGES FROM TODAY
EVERY FALSEHOOD CUT ME LIKE A KNIFE
NOW IT'S TIME I TOOK CONTROL AND KICKED YOU OUT MY LIFE
FIND ANOTHERWOMAN ANOTHER FOOL TO CHEAT ON
TEAR ANOTHER WORLD ANOTHER WORLD APART
FIND ANOTHER FOOL ANOTHER FOOL TO CHEAT ON
BREAK ANOTHER SOMEONE'S ANOTHER SOMEONE'S HEART
WHEN I WAS YOUR WOMAN I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE ONE
TILL I SAW MY LIFE UNRAVEL THE PIECES CAME UNDONE
WHEN I WAS YOUR WOMAN REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID
FULL OF EMPTY PROMISES ONLY INSIDE YOUR HEAD
THE KIND OF THINGS YOU SAID TO ME WERE INDISCREET
NOW IT'S TIME I STOOD ALONE ON MY OWN TWO FEET
FIND ANOTHER WOMAN ANOTHER FOOL TO CHEAT ON
TEAR ANOTHER WORLD ANOTHER WORLD APART
FIND ANOTHER FOOL ANOTHER FOOL TO CHEAT ON
BREAK ANOTHER SOMEONE'S ANOTHER SOMEONE'S HEART
Orchestral
c/a (Composer/Author): Faughnan/Brennan
*As performed by The RTE Concert Orchestra
Our Two Most Popular Titles
Second only to the legendary THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY, these two songs are well established as the most recorded Irish titles world-wide. Sadly, the author, Barney Rushe passed away before realizing his full writing potential.
Barney Rushe
(1946 – 2014)
Barney (or Michael Bernard as he was christened) Rushe was from Sallynoggin near Blackrock in south Dublin. Born in 1946, his father, Patrick, came from near Tuam in County Galway and his mother was Ethel Eliot whose family still farm in Tonagh near the village of Glasson, just north of Athlone. His father loved music and liked to sing and play the accordion. Barney had a brother, Paddy, and two sisters, Eileen and Marie. He attended the Christian Brothers School at Eblana Avenue in Dun Laoghaire, known locally as the Eblana, a place he later recalled in a song, ‘The Boy from Eblana’. His uncle owned The Druid’s Chair pub on Killiney Hill Road in south County Dublin. Barney worked there occasionally in his teens and learned the bar trade, which he would later put to good use in Germany.
Nancy Spain (4.53) Lyrics
Of all the stars that ever shone
Not one did twinkle like your pale blue eyes
The golden corn at harvest times your hair
Sailing in my boat
The wind that Gently blows and fills my sail
Your sweet-scented breath is everywhere
The daylight peeping through the curtains
Of the passing night time is your smile
The sun in the sky like your laugh
Come back to me my Nancy
And linger for just a little while
Since you left these shores
I've known no peace nor joy
No matter where I wander
I'm still haunted by your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
Standing by the ocean wondering
where you've gone, if you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain?
On a day in Spring coming
When snow starts to melt and streams to flow
With the birds I'll sing a happy song
With Nancy as my bride I'll wander
Down by the Bluebell Grove where wild flowers grow
I hope my lovely Nancy will return
No matter where I wander
I'm still haunted by your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
Standing by the ocean wondering
where you've gone, if you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain?
The Crack was Ninety (3.02) Lyrics
Oh Well weren't we the rare oul stock
Spent the evenin' gettin' locked
In the Ace O' Hearts where the high stools were
Engaging
Over the Butte Bridge, down by the dock
The boat she sailed at five o'clock
'Ah hurry on', said Whack
'Or before we're there we'll all be back
Carry him if you can'
Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man
Before we reached the Alexander Base
The ding dong we did surely raise
In the bar of the ship, had great sport
As the boat she sailed out of the port
Landed up in the Douglas Head
Enquiring for a vacant bed
The dining room we soon got shown
By a decent looking woman
Saying 'Lads ate up if you can. '
Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man
Next morning we went for a ramble round
Viewed the sights of Douglas Town
Ended up in a mighty session
In a pub they call dick Darby's
We all got drunk by half past three
To sober up we went swimmin' in the sea
Back to the digs for the spruce up
While waitin' for the Rosie, we all drew up our plan
Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
Taylor Swift
That night we went to the Texas Bar
Came back down by horse and car
Met Big Jim and all went in
To drink some wine in Yates'
The Liverpool girls it was said
Were all to be found in the Douglas Head
Mcshane was there in tie and shirt
The foreign queer was tryin' to flirt
Sayin', 'Hey, girls, I'm your man. '
Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man
Whacker fancied his good looks
On the Isle of Man woman he was struck
The Liverpool lad was by her side and
And he threw the jars into her
Whacker thought he'd take a chance
He asked the quare one out to dance
Around the floor they rocked and rolled
To Whack it was no bother
Everythin' was goin' to plan
Oh The crack was ninety in the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man woman fancied Whack
Your man stood there till his mates came back
Whack! They all whacked into Whack
Whack was landed on his back
The police force arrived as well
Banjoed a couple of them as well
Landed up in the Douglas gaol
'Til the Dublin boat did sail
Deported every man
Oh the crack was ninety in the Isle of Man
Our Writers
Ray Brennan
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Debbie Grace
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Bob Marshall
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Peter & Fran Philips
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