The Irish Reggae Band Songtext
von The Irish Rovers

(A one, two, three, 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've 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, mon
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 sing and dance, and they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band


From Dublin town to Kingston
From Nine-mile to Donegal
They come from every part of the island
And we play for a 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 sing and dance, and they find romance
To the Irish Reggae Band

(Bring her home, mon)
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
(B-b-b-b-b-b-b...)
(Ha ha!)

Oh, green alligators and long-necked geese
Oh, da humpty-back camels and chimpanzees
Yeah, de cats and rats and elephants
But sure as you′re born
Oh, da loveliest of all was da unicorn
Oh, dere were green alligators and long-necked geese
Oh, humpty-back camels and chimpanzees
Oh, cats and rats and elephants
But sure as you're born
Oh, da loveliest of all was da unicorn