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It was on the road to Banyon one fine morning last July,
I met an Irish colleen and she smiled as she passed by;
I said I am a stranger, I am lonesome all alone,
And would you kindly tell me where I find the Blarney Stone.
There's a Blarney stone in Kerry, there's a Blarney stone in Clare,
A Blarney stone in Wicklow and there's plenty in Kildare;
A Blarney stone in Leecham and another in Tyrone,
There's never a town in Ireland but you'll find a Blarney stone.
She said I come from Galway, I can tell it by your brogue;
There never was a Galway man that was an awful rogue,
And since you are a stranger where the river Shannon flows,
The only Blarney stone I know is underneath your nose.
There's a Blarney stone in Kerry, there's a Blarney stone in Clare,
A Blarney stone in Wicklow and there's plenty in Kildare;
A Blarney stone in Leecham and another in Tyrone,
There's never a town in Ireland but you'll find a Blarney stone.
Well, her Irish smile did broaden and she winked her roguish eyes,
I set me heart a-thumpin' and I thought I nearly died;
I took her in me arms and she never made a moan,
I kissed the bloomin' roses 'neath the Banyon Blarney stone.
There's a Blarney stone in Kerry, there's a Blarney stone in Clare,
A Blarney stone in Wicklow and there's plenty in Kildare;
A Blarney stone in Leecham and another in Tyrone,
There's never a town in Ireland but you'll find a Blarney stone.
There's a Blarney stone in Kerry, there's a Blarney stone in Clare,
A Blarney stone in Wicklow and there's plenty in Kildare;
A Blarney stone in Leecham and another in Tyrone,
There's never a town in Ireland but you'll find a Blarney stone.
There's never a town in Ireland but you'll find a Blarney stone.
This variant arranged and recorded by the Carlton Showband (1963-1996).
From Wikipedia:
Blarney Stone - block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney about 5 miles (8 km) from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. The castle is a popular tourist site in Ireland, attracting visitors from all over the world to kiss the stone and tour the castle and its gardens. The word blarney has come to mean clever, flattering, or coaxing talk.
