The Ballad Archive

Welcome to the Ballad Archive, a collection of song lyrics from Ireland and Scotland. A few of them are in gaelic. There are also some lyrics from America, Australia and other english speaking countries. Please use the filter function below to search for part of title or use the search box in the top right corner of this page for a deeper search.

At the bottom of most lyric pages there is an embedded YouTube video, just to give you an idea of what the song could sound like.