When we started rovin’ all those years ago, little did we think that we’d still be at it forty years later… There's some new songs here and some old ones that we've re-done, and there's even a "live" section recorded on a recent concert tour. We would like to dedicate this CD to the memory of our dear friend Paul "Lolly" Lawton (1964-2005) George Millar, July, 2005 THE IRISH ROVERS ARE: GEORGE MILLAR GUITAR, BOUZOUKI, SPOONS & VOCALS JOE MILLAR BASS, HARMONICA & VOCALS WILCIL MCDOWELL ACCORDION JOHN REYNOLDS GUITAR, BASS & VOCALS WALLACE HOOD BOUZOUKI, CITTERN, MANDOLIN, WHISTLE & VOCALS SEAN O’DRISCOLL BANJO, BOUZOUKI, MANDOLIN & BUTTON-KEY ACCORDION PAUL LAWTON BODHRAN & DRUMS WITH SABIAN CYMBALS GUEST MUSICIANS: IAN MILLAR BACK-UP VOCALS GEOFFREY KELLY FLUTE, WHISTLE & BODHRAN MICHAEL CREBER KEYBOARDS PATRICK DAVEY UILLEAN PIPES, FLUTE & WHISTLE JOHN FITZPATRICK FIDDLE GERRY O’CONNOR FIDDLE AMY LAING CELLO TODD SACERTY BASS PRODUCED BY: GEORGE MILLAR FOR ROVER RECORDS ENGINEERED BY: RICK SALT MIXED BY: GEORGE MILLAR & RICK SALT RECORDED AT: ISLAND PACIFIC STUDIOS – NANAIMO, B.C. CANADA & EMERALD STUDIOS – BELFAST, N. IRELAND ENGINEERED AT EMERALD BY: GEORGE DOHERTY & CO-ORDINATED BY WILCIL MCDOWELL MASTERED BY: RICK SALT TOUR MANAGER: BETSY MILLAR PHOTOGRAPHS BY: DANNY SANCHEZ – RED BANK NEW JERSEY CD LAYOUT & TYPING BY: AMY MILLAR COVER DESIGN & ARTWORK BY: JENNIFER TEMPLE FOR MMSDIRECT ROVER RECORDS IRD2005 Here lyrics to a few of the songs. THE UNICORN (SHEL SILVERSTEIN / HOLLIS MUSIC) A LONG TIME AGO, WHEN THE EARTH WAS GREEN, THERE WAS MORE KINDS OF ANIMALS THAN YOU'VE EVER SEEN. AND THEY RAN ABOUT AND PLAYED WHILE THE EARTH WAS BEING BORN, AND THE LOVELIEST OF ALL WAS THE UNICORN. THERE WAS GREEN ALLIGATORS AND LONG-NECKED GEESE, SOME HUMPTY BACKED CAMELS AND SOME CHIMPANZEES. SOME CATS AND RATS AND ELEPHANTS, BUT SURE AS YOU'RE BORN, THE LOVELIEST OF ALL WAS THE UNICORN. THE LORD SEEN SOME SINNING AND IT CAUSED HIM PAIN. AND HE SAID, "STAND BACK, I'M GOING TO MAKE IT RAIN!" HE SAID, "HEY, BROTHER NOAH, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, GO AND BUILD ME A FLOATING ZOO," "AND TAKE SOME"....... "GREEN ALLIGATORS AND LONG-NECKED GEESE, SOME HUMPTY BACKED CAMELS AND SOME CHIMPANZEES. SOME CATS AND RATS AND ELEPHANTS, BUT SURE AS YOU'RE BORN. DON'T YOU FORGET MY UNICORNS." OLD NOAH WAS THERE TO ANSWER THE CALL, HE FINISHED UP THE ARK JUST AS THE RAIN STARTED TO FALL. THEN HE MARCHED IN THE ANIMALS TWO BY TWO, AND HE CALLED OUT AS THEY CAME THROUGH, "HEY LORD," "I'VE GOT GREEN ALLIGATORS AND LONG-NECKED GEESE, SOME HUMPTY BACKED CAMELS AND SOME CHIMPANZEES. SOME CATS AND RATS AND ELEPHANTS, BUT LORD, I'M SO FORLORN, I JUST CAN'T FIND NO UNICORNS!" AND NOAH LOOKED OUT THROUGH THE DRIVING RAIN, THEM UNICORNS WERE HIDING, PLAYING SILLY GAMES. KICKING AND SPLASHING WHILE THE RAIN WAS POURIN', OH, THEM SILLY UNICORNS! THERE WAS GREEN ALLIGATORS AND LONG-NECKED GEESE, SOME HUMPTY BACKED CAMELS AND SOME CHIMPANZEES. NOAH CRIED, "CLOSE THE DOOR BECAUSE IT'S STARTING TO STORM, AND WE JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THOSE UNICORNS!" THE ARK STARTED MOVING, IT DRIFTED WITH THE TIDE, THE UNICORNS LOOKED UP FROM THE ROCKS AND THEY CRIED. AND THE WATERS CAME DOWN AND SORT OF FLOATED THEM AWAY, THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER SEE UNICORNS TO THIS VERY DAY. YOU'LL SEE SOME GREEN ALLIGATORS AND LONG-NECKED GEESE, LOTS OF HUMPTY BACKED CAMELS AND SOME CHIMPANZEES. SOME CATS AND RATS AND ELEPHANTS, BUT SURE AS YOU'RE BORN, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA SEE A UNICORN! WASN'T THAT A PARTY (TOM PAXTON / UNITED ARTISTS) COULD'VE BEEN THE WHISKEY MIGHT'VE BEEN THE GIN COULD'VE BEEN THE THREE OR FOUR SIX-PACKS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT LOOK AT THE MESS I'M IN MY HEAD IS LIKE A FOOTBALL I THINK I'M GOING TO DIE TELL ME, ME OH, ME OH MY WASN'T THAT A PARTY SOMEONE TOOK A GRAPEFRUIT WORE IT LIKE A HAT I SAW SOMEONE UNDER MY KITCHEN TABLE TALKING TO MY OLD TOM CAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOCKEY THE CAT WAS TALKING BACK LONG ABOUT THEN EVERY-THING WENT BLACK WASN'T THAT A PARTY I'M SURE IT'S JUST MY MEMORY PLAYING TRICKS ON ME BUT I THINK I SAW MY BUDDY CUTTING DOWN MY NEIGHBOUR'S TREE COULD'VE BEEN THE WHISKEY MIGHT'VE BEEN THE GIN COULD'VE BEEN THE THREE OR FOUR SIX-PACKS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT LOOK AT THE MESS I'M IN MY HEAD IS LIKE A FOOTBALL I THINK I'M GOING TO DIE TELL ME, ME OH, ME OH MY WASN'T THAT A PARTY BILLY, JOE AND TOMMY WELL THEY WENT A LITTLE FAR THEY WERE SITTIN' IN MY BACK YARD, BLOWING ON A SIREEN FROM SOMEBODY'S POLICE CAR SO YOU SEE, YOUR HONOUR IT WAS ALL IN FUN THE LITTLE BITTY TRACK MEET DOWN ON MAIN STREET WAS JUST TO SEE IF THE COPS COULD RUN WELL THEY RUN US IN TO SEE YOU IN AN ALCOHOLIC HAZE I SURE CAN USE THOSE THIRTY DAYS TO RE-COVER FROM THE PARTY COULD'VE BEEN THE WHISKEY MIGHT'VE BEEN THE GIN COULD'VE BEEN THE THREE OR FOUR SIX-PACKS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT LOOK AT THE MESS I'M IN MY HEAD IS LIKE A FOOTBALL I THINK I'M GOING TO DIE TELL ME, ME OH, ME OH MY WASN'T THAT A PARTY DRUNKEN SAILOR (TRADITIONAL / A.&A. BY GEORGE MILLAR & WILCIL MCDOWELL – RED MADDIE MUSIC/SOCAN) WHAT WILL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR? WHAT WILL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR? WHAT WILL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR? EARLY IN THE MORNING! WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, EARLY IN THE MORNING! SHAVE HIS BELLY WITH A RUSTY RAZOR, SHAVE HIS BELLY WITH A RUSTY RAZOR, SHAVE HIS BELLY WITH A RUSTY RAZOR, EARLY IN THE MORNING! WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, EARLY IN THE MORNING! PUT HIM IN A LONG BOAT TILL HIS SOBER, PUT HIM IN A LONG BOAT TILL HIS SOBER, PUT HIM IN A LONG BOAT TILL HIS SOBER, EARLY IN THE MORNING! WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, EARLY IN THE MORNING! STICK HIM IN A BARREL WITH A HOSEPIPE ON HIM, STICK HIM IN A BARREL WITH A HOSEPIPE ON HIM, STICK HIM IN A BARREL WITH A HOSEPIPE ON HIM, EARLY IN THE MORNING! WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, EARLY IN THE MORNING! PUT HIM IN THE BED WITH THE CAPTAINS DAUGHTER, PUT HIM IN THE BED WITH THE CAPTAINS DAUGHTER, PUT HIM IN THE BED WITH THE CAPTAINS DAUGHTER, EARLY IN THE MORNING! WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, EARLY IN THE MORNING! THAT’S WHAT WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR, THAT’S WHAT WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR, THAT’S WHAT WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR, EARLY IN THE MORNING! WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, EARLY IN THE MORNING! WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, WAY HAY AND UP SHE RISES, EARLY IN THE MORNING!