The boys in the farm are working the plow They're picking potatoes and milking the cow But we haven't time for shovel or sow We work at the roving trade
Here's to the music and here's to the night And here's to the whiskey the water of life Here's to the lassies we're holding them tight And here's to the roving trade
Back on the road we're going to be Rogues and romances of high degree The lassies are happy whenever they see The boys of the roving trade
Here's to the music and here's to the night And here's to the whiskey the water of life Here's to the lassies we're holding them tight And here's to the roving trade
Dublin and Cork and Galway are fine And Limerick is beautiful most of the time But Belfast is never to far from me mind I miss her whenever I roam
Here's to the music and here's to the night And here's to the whiskey the water of life Here's to the lassies we're holding them tight And here's to the roving trade
We've traveled the world for many's a mile Singin' and playin' and bringin' a smile And soon we'll be back in the Emerald Isle For Paddy is headed for home
Here's to the music and here's to the night And here's to the whiskey the water of life Here's to the lassies we're holding them tight And here's to the roving trade