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Artist: Karan Casey
Canonical path: /karan-casey/bata-is-bothar
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Bata Is Bóthar
Read Bata Is Bóthar lyrics by Karan Casey on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Bata Is Bóthar
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Ó chaitheas-sa seal i measc na bponcán
Ag codailt amuigh fé chrann mo dhóchais
Ag réabadh fallaí a thóg m'athair romham
Idir é is an doicheall i bhfuinneog a súl
Chorus:
'Sea thugadar go fial dúinn a raibh acu le tabhairt
Bata is bóthar is fonn abhaile
'Sea téir abhaile go h-ifreann
Is fan sa bhaile in Éirinn
Is chuas ina dhiaidh sin go Londain groí
Mo dhá láimh liom is mé liom féin
Dá mbeinnse céad bliain ag doras Sheáin Bhuí
Ní bhfaighinn bheith istigh i ngar dá chroí
(Chorus)
Is bhíos ag a' deireadh i ndeireadh an domhain
Ag luí béal faoi i bpoll an uaignis
Ag scríobadh na cré i dtrínse ró mhór
A bhí chomh cúng le huaigh mo linbh
(Chorus)
Is bhíos-sa lá i dtír na ndall
Ag iarraidh dídean ó racht na farraige
Ní bhfuaireas-sa ann ach airgead ag méileach
Is fliuchadh mo bhéil de mo dheora féin
'Sea thugadar go fial dúinn a raibh acu le tabhairt
Bata is bóthar is fonn abhaile
'Sea téir abhaile go h-ifreann
Is fan sa bhaile as Éirinn...
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Karan Casey performs "Bata Is Bóthar", and this lyric page sits inside the Karan Casey catalog on LyroVerse.
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