Paddy is waiting in Drogheda town

For the train to carry him south

Another drunken night on the town

Messing around



The Roaring Boys, the roaring boys

It's all the same to the roaring boys

They come into town just to make some noise

Oh the life of the roaring boys



Drinking and fighting and acting the fool

Shouting insults and thinking you're cool

Telling lies and believing they're true

Who's fooling who



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Oh the life of the roaring boys.