A popular and long-running Canadian-Irish folk group that saw their beginning in the 1960s, The Irish Rovers are particularly well-known for their hit recording of Shel Silverstein's "The Unicorn," although a great many more of their characteristically happy and oft-comical songs remain well-known to this day. In 2010, the band celebrated 45 years as recording artists, with their latest CD, "Gracehill Fair" and filming the DVD/television special "Home in Ireland", shot entirely on-location, throughout the northwest coast of Ireland.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
SONG: HERE'S TO THE HORSES ARTIST: THE ROVERS TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]
NOTE: Some people attribute this to THE IRISH ROVERS However, on the 45 record it simply states THE ROVERS.
HERE'S TO THE HORSES THE ROVERS
INTRO: EA
CHORUS: EA Here's to the horses that pull the Budweiser EB Here's to the ribbon, 'round the blue ribbon can, EA Here's to the ladies that pour golden rivers EBE That fill up the glass, of the beer drinkin' man!
VERSE: EA Down by the river at O'Grady's Tavern, EB That's where we gather, most every night. EA Laughing and joking, talking and toasting, EBE Tall story telling, till almost daylight.
BREAK: DbmE We'll drink a toast with each round that you buy AB Your wife or your girlfriend, we'll toast anything! DbmE Winners or losers, you'll be the choosers, AEBE And long about morning you might hear us sing, AB Sing, sing
CHORUS: EA Here's to the horses that pull the Budweiser EB Here's to the ribbon, 'round the blue ribbon can, EA Here's to the ladies that pour golden rivers EBE That fill up the glass, of the beer drinkin' man!
INSTRUMENTAL: AEBE AEBE
BREAK: DbmE Here's to the old flames that we've left behind, AB We wish them the best, they can do without us! DbmE Here's to the wife, of old Billy Johnson, AEBE The day that she left him we toasted the bus, AB Sing sing
CHORUS: EA Here's to the horses that pull the Budweiser EB Here's to the ribbon, 'round the blue ribbon can, EA Here's to the ladies that pour golden rivers EBE That fill up the glass, of the beer drinkin' man!
INSTRUMENTAL: (CHORUS CHORDS) EAEBEAEBE
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VERSE: FBb Here's to the jukebox that stands in the corner, FC Here's to the records that go round and round! FBb Here's to the barstools, the bottles and glasses, FCF Here's to Milwaukee, you won't let us down!
CHORUS: FBb Here's to the horses that pull the Budweiser FC Here's to the ribbon, 'round the blue ribbon can, FBb Here's to the ladies that pour golden rivers FCF That fill up the glass, of the beer drinkin' man!
CHORUS: FBb Here's to the horses that pull the Budweiser FC Here's to the ribbon, 'round the blue ribbon can, FBb Here's to the ladies that pour golden rivers FCF That fill up the glass, of the beer drinkin' man!
CHORUS/OUTRO: (FADE OUT) FBb Here's to the horses that pull the Budweiser FC Here's to the ribbon, 'round the blue ribbon can, FBb Here's to the ladies that pour golden rivers FCF That fill up the glass, of the beer drinkin' man!