Song Description
A song about a group of musicians and hangers on travelling to an irish folk festival in Ireland
| Song Length |
2:09 |
Genre |
World - Celtic, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Musician, Road |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
The Road to Ballisadare
We were Northerners and Southerners, both Heathen and devout
We?d all come for the music and the company no doubt
For the festival we?d travelled up from Ennis County Clare
And we travelled on the road to Ballisadare
And we travelled on the road to Ballisadare
We?d been travelling since the weekend sleeping where we could find
Talking late in to the night looking for peace of mind
Then someone would open up a crate and soon the crack was rare
As we travelled on the road to Ballisadare
As we travelled on the road to Ballisadare
In a beat up old green Bedford van we tried to find our way
For a thirty minute journey we?d been travelling half the day
We?d been driving round in circles we didn?t know just where
We were looking for the road to Ballisadare
We were looking for the road to Ballisadare
We planned to take the bus up from Sligo to Salthill
And we waited for an hour beside O?Donnell?s mill
But when the bus arrived we found we couldn?t pay the fare
So we thumbed a ride on the road to Ballisadare
So we thumbed a ride on the road to Ballisadare
Some of us had money and some of us were poor
But it didn?t matter who you were, everyone made sure
That no-one was left out and everyone had their share
As we travelled on the road to Ballisadare
As we travelled on the road to Ballisadare