"The Irish Reggae Band" lyrics
(A-one, a-two, a-three, a-four!)
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
(Everybody!)
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
We come from Paddy's green island
Where the dear, little shamrock grows
We come to this tropical diamond
Where the Marley music flows
Both our islands thrive on music
With a joy you can't conceal
The songs of the Mighty Sparrow
And the Irish Jigs and Reels!
(Here we go!)
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
We sing of Buffalo Soldiers
And leaving Derry's Quay
Of sailor men and Colleens
And we sing Montego Bay
With the flute, guitar and banjo
The fiddle and steel drums
The bodhran and the shakers, man
Oh, they make the music hum!
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they'll sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
From Dublin down to old Kingston
From Nine-mile to Donegal
They come from every part of the island
And we play for one and all!
We're seeking fun and laughter
On this warm, Jamaican night
No politics, no religion
There's no time to fuss and fight!
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they'll sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
(Bring her home man!)
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they'll sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
(Oh, green alligators
And long-necked geese
Oh the humpty-back camels
And Chimpanzees!
There were cats and rats and elephants
But sure as you're born
Oh, the loveliest of all was the Unicorn!
There were green alligators
And long-necked geese
Oh, some humpty-back camels
And Chimpanzees!
Oh, cats and rats and elephants
But sure as you're born
Oh, the loveliest of all was the Unicorn!)
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
(Everybody!)
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
We come from Paddy's green island
Where the dear, little shamrock grows
We come to this tropical diamond
Where the Marley music flows
Both our islands thrive on music
With a joy you can't conceal
The songs of the Mighty Sparrow
And the Irish Jigs and Reels!
(Here we go!)
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
We sing of Buffalo Soldiers
And leaving Derry's Quay
Of sailor men and Colleens
And we sing Montego Bay
With the flute, guitar and banjo
The fiddle and steel drums
The bodhran and the shakers, man
Oh, they make the music hum!
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they'll sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
From Dublin down to old Kingston
From Nine-mile to Donegal
They come from every part of the island
And we play for one and all!
We're seeking fun and laughter
On this warm, Jamaican night
No politics, no religion
There's no time to fuss and fight!
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they'll sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
(Bring her home man!)
In the land of sun and music
Where the rum is close at hand
Oh, they'll sing and dance
And they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band!
(Oh, green alligators
And long-necked geese
Oh the humpty-back camels
And Chimpanzees!
There were cats and rats and elephants
But sure as you're born
Oh, the loveliest of all was the Unicorn!
There were green alligators
And long-necked geese
Oh, some humpty-back camels
And Chimpanzees!
Oh, cats and rats and elephants
But sure as you're born
Oh, the loveliest of all was the Unicorn!)
Writer(s): George Millar
